St. James
Cape Town · SPORT · 25 min
Mon, 01 Jun
Flyable2 stars — Flyable13 km/h W · not flyable
FlyableStudent safeWind dirNo fogNo rain
Best window this week
Fri 5 · 14hh00 · 👍 2 stars · 982m tops
Soarable tops — 7-day
Reference lines show historical 75th and 95th percentile for St. James.
Detailed forecast
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| Time | Stars | Tops (m) | Sfc Wind | BL Wind | BL Top | BL Ht (m) | Thermal (m/s) | BL Cloud % | Sun % | Temp (°C) | Dewpt (°C) | Rain (mm) | Pres (hPa) | Student |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 31Clear | Stars | Tops (m) | Sfc Wind | BL Wind | BL Top | BL Ht (m) | Thermal (m/s) | BL Cloud % | Sun % | Temp (°C) | Dewpt (°C) | Rain (mm) | Pres (hPa) | Student |
| 08h | — | 133 | 4 S | 4 S | 4 S | 141 | 0.0 | 60% | 0% | 11.4 | 11.2 | 0 | 1019 | — |
| 11h | — | 156 | 6 SSE | 0 SSW | 6 NNW | 327 | 1.0 | 0% | 99% | 19.6 | 10.4 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 14h | — | 206 | 11 W | 9 W | 7 WNW | 408 | 1.0 | 0% | 100% | 21.5 | 11 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 17h | 🤔 | 156 | 4 SE | 4 SE | 4 SE | 164 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 18.7 | 12.9 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| Mon 1Clear | Stars | Tops (m) | Sfc Wind | BL Wind | BL Top | BL Ht (m) | Thermal (m/s) | BL Cloud % | Sun % | Temp (°C) | Dewpt (°C) | Rain (mm) | Pres (hPa) | Student |
| 08h | — | 133 | 4 WSW | 4 WSW | 4 WSW | 141 | 0.0 | 20% | 0% | 14.1 | 12.6 | 0 | 1017 | — |
| 11h | — | 156 | 4 SSW | 4 WNW | 7 NW | 531 | 1.0 | 0% | 75% | 18.9 | 11.9 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 14h | — | 322 | 13 W | 13 WNW | 11 NW | 554 | 1.0 | 0% | 83% | 19.4 | 12.6 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 17h | — | 156 | 11 WNW | 13 WNW | 13 W | 333 | 0.0 | 49% | 89% | 16.1 | 13.5 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| Tue 2🌧 Rain · Fog | Stars | Tops (m) | Sfc Wind | BL Wind | BL Top | BL Ht (m) | Thermal (m/s) | BL Cloud % | Sun % | Temp (°C) | Dewpt (°C) | Rain (mm) | Pres (hPa) | Student |
| 08h | — | 133 | 11 SSE | 9 SSE | 9 SSE | 141 | 0.0 | 94% | 0% | 14.7 | 14.3 | 1 | 1021 | — |
| 11h | — | 156 | 26 SE | 41 SE | 44 SE | 580 | 1.0 | 100% | 38% | 15.6 | 14.6 | 1 | 1023 | — |
| 14h | — | 310 | 33 SE | 56 SE | 59 SE | 713 | 1.0 | 100% | 27% | 15 | 13.7 | 1 | 1022 | — |
| 17h | — | 156 | 31 SE | 46 SE | 56 SE | 290 | 0.0 | 76% | 7% | 14.3 | 13.1 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| Wed 3Clear | Stars | Tops (m) | Sfc Wind | BL Wind | BL Top | BL Ht (m) | Thermal (m/s) | BL Cloud % | Sun % | Temp (°C) | Dewpt (°C) | Rain (mm) | Pres (hPa) | Student |
| 08h | — | 133 | 30 SE | 26 SE | 26 SE | 141 | 0.0 | 0% | 0% | 13.7 | 11.8 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 11h | — | 133 | 39 SE | 72 SE | 81 SE | 625 | 1.0 | 80% | 20% | 13.7 | 11.8 | 0 | 1022 | — |
| 14h | — | 551 | 43 SE | 76 SE | 83 SE | 855 | 2.0 | 81% | 67% | 14.4 | 11.4 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 17h | — | 133 | 37 SE | 65 SE | 76 SE | 442 | 0.0 | 42% | 62% | 13.4 | 10.6 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| Thu 4Clear | Stars | Tops (m) | Sfc Wind | BL Wind | BL Top | BL Ht (m) | Thermal (m/s) | BL Cloud % | Sun % | Temp (°C) | Dewpt (°C) | Rain (mm) | Pres (hPa) | Student |
| 08h | — | 225 | 37 ESE | 63 ESE | 67 ESE | 1458 | 0.0 | 53% | 13% | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| 11h | — | 801 | 50 SE | 61 SE | 69 SE | 1262 | 2.0 | 92% | 100% | 13 | 6.9 | 0 | 1023 | — |
| 14h | — | 1,046 | 44 SE | 54 SE | 52 ESE | 1544 | 2.0 | 78% | 100% | 13.8 | 6 | 0 | 1021 | — |
| 17h | — | 225 | 37 SE | 48 SE | 48 ESE | 1476 | 0.0 | 57% | 100% | 12.7 | 6.5 | 0 | 1020 | — |
| Fri 5← from forecastClear | Stars | Tops (m) | Sfc Wind | BL Wind | BL Top | BL Ht (m) | Thermal (m/s) | BL Cloud % | Sun % | Temp (°C) | Dewpt (°C) | Rain (mm) | Pres (hPa) | Student |
| 08h | — | 225 | 0 E | 4 NNW | 4 NNW | 233 | 0.0 | 0% | 4% | 9.5 | 4.2 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 11h | — | 537 | 7 ESE | 9 SE | 11 SE | 1005 | 1.0 | 1% | 100% | 13.4 | 5.4 | 0 | 1018 | — |
| 14h | 👍 | 982 | 2 SSE | 2 S | 4 SSW | 1530 | 2.0 | 60% | 100% | 14.6 | 3.2 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| 17h | — | 225 | 9 WSW | 11 WSW | 9 SW | 728 | 0.0 | 0% | 100% | 13.3 | 6.2 | 0 | 1016 | — |
| Sat 6Clear | Stars | Tops (m) | Sfc Wind | BL Wind | BL Top | BL Ht (m) | Thermal (m/s) | BL Cloud % | Sun % | Temp (°C) | Dewpt (°C) | Rain (mm) | Pres (hPa) | Student |
| 08h | — | 225 | 24 NW | 30 NW | 31 NW | 486 | 0.0 | 24% | 1% | 9.5 | 6.8 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 486 | 26 NW | 33 NW | 37 WNW | 864 | 1.0 | 56% | 100% | 13.2 | 8.8 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 535 | 41 NW | 46 NW | 46 NW | 840 | 2.0 | 18% | 100% | 14.3 | 7.6 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 225 | 35 NW | 46 NW | 44 WNW | 947 | 0.0 | 42% | 100% | 13.4 | 8.5 | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 7Clear | Stars | Tops (m) | Sfc Wind | BL Wind | BL Top | BL Ht (m) | Thermal (m/s) | BL Cloud % | Sun % | Temp (°C) | Dewpt (°C) | Rain (mm) | Pres (hPa) | Student |
| 08h | — | 162 | 24 N | 39 NNW | 50 NNW | 721 | 0.0 | 100% | 0% | 12.5 | 9.2 | 0 | — | — |
| 11h | — | 162 | 19 NNW | 20 NNW | 24 NNW | 330 | 0.0 | 79% | 19% | 13.8 | 11.7 | 0 | — | — |
| 14h | — | 628 | 26 WSW | 30 W | 35 WNW | 1051 | 2.0 | 74% | 100% | 15.7 | 10.6 | 0 | — | — |
| 17h | — | 162 | 20 W | 24 W | 24 W | 1072 | 0.0 | 49% | 83% | 14.1 | 8.5 | 0 | — | — |
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About St. James
25 min from Cape Town
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