Rietvlei

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · 1318 m · Fri 23 Oct, 00:21 GMT+2GFS run 18 UTC · 28 h old (older run)
12°
OvercastFeels like 12°Today 9° – 15°
Fri 00:00· nowor click any hour below

Cloudy this morning; rain until 14:00 (about 1.7 mm). Tomorrow cloudy and 11° warmer, up to 26°.

Right now

model value for 00:00, not a measurement
Wind1 m/s SSE
Gusts2 m/s
Humidity91 %
Pressure1020 hPa →
Cloud cover100 %
Visibility18 km
UV index (CAMS)—
Air (US AQI, CAMS)—
Sun 49° below the horizon · sunrise 05:13 · sunset 18:13
UmbrellaYes, nowRain until 14:00, 1.7 mm in all
Kite windowSat 14:00 – 18:00Wind 3–3 m/s, gusts under 8 (good, not excellent)
Longest dry spell50 h from 19:00Dry tonight and all of Saturday, until Sun 21:00
TonightLow 12° at 04:00Rain, light wind; no frost

Next 24 hours

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hourly steps · GFS 18 UTC
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nowtemperature
TemperatureFeels likeWind m/sGustsRain mmClouds %
Fri 00:00 · Overcast12°, feels like 12°
Wind 1 m/s from SSE, gusts 2 · 0.1 mm of rainClouds 100 % · humidity 91 %
Kite flying: AvoidRain

Sun height

Fri 23 Oct · computed from the coordinatesUV not in the CAMS run for 00:00
Fri 23 Oct21 June, longest day21 December, shortest daythe disc shows the chosen hour
civil twilightnauticalastronomicalnight60°30°0°−18°21 Jun · 37.4°21 Dec · 84.2°↑ 05:13↓ 18:1300:00 · −49.3°000306091215182124
Sunrise05:13
Sunset18:13
Daylight13 h 00 min2 min longer than Thursday
Highest72.3°at 11:45
Civil dawn · dusk04:48 · 18:37

Moon

from the coordinates
87 %Waxing gibbouslit now, Fri 00:21Moonrise 15:36Moonset 03:16
Next phases
Full moonMon 26 Octin 3 days
Last quarterSun 1 Novin 9 days
New moonMon 9 Novin 17 days
First quarterTue 17 Novin 25 days

Outdoor planner

The next 24 hours rated for six activities by fixed rules from this forecast, not by AI
How we rate ›
Planner rules, per hour. Avoid: thunder; gusts from 17 m/s (kite 15, picnic 14); rain from 1.0 mm (kite, laundry, picnic, car wash: any rain; laundry also rain within 3 h). Poor: storms due within 2 h (kite 3 h); dark (sun below −6°) or after sunset; light rain; strong gusts; humid air (laundry 85 % and up); chilly (picnic under 12°); rain within 12 h (car wash). Excellent: running 8°–18° with wind under 7 and Good air; cycling 10°–24° with wind under 6; kite wind 4–8 with gusts under 11; laundry humidity under 70 % with a breeze; picnic 16° and up with wind under 6. Anything else: Good.
You are here (now)Kite flying, hour by hour · click a block
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ExcellentGoodPoorAvoidNo air quality model for this place
Best timeFri 16:00 – 17:00Good · Light wind, 3 m/s
AvoidFri 04:00 – 13:00Rain
At Fri 00:00AvoidRain

Air quality

US AQI · CAMS model

No CAMS air-quality run covers this place right now.

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14 days

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14-day outlook

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Click a tile to light up those days. Fri 23 Oct – Thu 5 Nov come from GFS alone: a trend, not a promise.

Friday 23 Oct

Today
15° / 9°Light rain
Rain1.6 mmStrongest gust5 m/sSunrise · sunset05:13 · 18:13Moon at noon91 % · waxing gibbous
GFS only: no comparisonSee its hours ›

Do the models agree?

daily high, °C
GFSICON (no run here)ECMWF (no run here)spread
12°25°37°FrSaSuMoTuWeThFrSaSuOnly GFS reaches this place and these days: no other model to compare with.

Rain radar

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Places nearby

now · within 25 km
12°Yarrow17 km12°Weston24 km14°Uitsien22 km12°The Grove18 km
About this forecastNOAA GFS · run Wed 18 UTC · grid point 7.7 km away, model height 1404 m (real 1318 m) · values of the nearest grid point, nothing filled in · model forecast, not an observation
Model
NOAA GFS, 0.25° global grid
Model run
Wed 21 Oct, 20:00 GMT+2 (28 h ago)
Covers until
Thu 05 Nov, 20:00 GMT+2
Grid point used
29.25° S, 30.25° E — 7.7 km from Rietvlei, model terrain height 1404 m
Air quality and UV
not available here
Compared with
no other model reaches this place
Method
Values of the nearest model grid point; nothing is interpolated or filled in. Sun and moon computed from the coordinates.

Rietvlei

KwaZulu-Natal · 1318 m · Fri 23 Oct, 00:21 GMT+2
GFS run 18 UTC · 28 h old (older run)
12°
OvercastFeels like 12°Today 9° – 15°
Fri 00:00· now

Cloudy this morning; rain until 14:00 (about 1.7 mm). Tomorrow cloudy and 11° warmer, up to 26°.

Wind1 SSEGusts2 m/sRain0.1 mmAir (AQI)—
UmbrellaYes, nowuntil 14:00, 1.7 mm
Kite windowSat 14–18wind 3 m/s
Dry spell50 h from 19:00until Sun 21:00
TonightLow 12° at 04:00rain, no frost

Next 24 hours

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Temperature, 8° to 16° · hourly GFS steps
Rows: time · sky · °C · feels like · wind m/s · gusts (orange from 14) · rain mm · clouds %. Shaded: night.
Fri 00:00 · Overcast12°, feels like 12°
Kite flying: AvoidRain
Wind1 m/s SSEGusts2 m/sHumidity91 %Pressure1020 hPa →Clouds100 %Visibility18 kmUV (CAMS)—US AQI—
model value for 00:00, not a measurement

Sun height

Fri 23 Oct
UV not in the CAMS run for 00:00
Fri 23 Oct21 June21 December
twilight and night60°30°0°21 Jun 37.4°21 Dec 84.2°↑05:13↓18:1300:00 · −49.3°0006121824
Sunrise · sunset05:13 · 18:13
Daylight13 h 00 min
Highest72.3° at 11:45
Civil dawn · dusk04:48 · 18:37
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Outdoor planner

next 24 h, rated by fixed rules from this forecast
How we rate ›
Planner rules, per hour. Avoid: thunder; gusts from 17 m/s (kite 15, picnic 14); rain from 1.0 mm (kite, laundry, picnic, car wash: any rain; laundry also rain within 3 h). Poor: storms due within 2 h (kite 3 h); dark (sun below −6°) or after sunset; light rain; strong gusts; humid air (laundry 85 % and up); chilly (picnic under 12°); rain within 12 h (car wash). Excellent: running 8°–18° with wind under 7 and Good air; cycling 10°–24° with wind under 6; kite wind 4–8 with gusts under 11; laundry humidity under 70 % with a breeze; picnic 16° and up with wind under 6. Anything else: Good.
You are hereKite flying, hour by hour
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ExcellentGoodPoorAvoid
Best timeFri 16:00 – 17:00Good · Light wind, 3 m/s
AvoidFri 04:00 – 13:00Rain
At Fri 00:00AvoidRain

Air quality

US AQI · CAMS model

No CAMS air-quality run covers this place right now.

Moon

from the coordinates
87 %Waxing gibbouslit now, Fri 00:21Rise 15:36 · set 03:16
Next phases
Full moonMon 26 Octin 3 days
Last quarterSun 1 Novin 9 days
New moonMon 9 Novin 17 days
First quarterTue 17 Novin 25 days

14 days

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Friday 23 Oct · TodayLight rain
15° 9°
Rain1.6 mmGusts5Sun ↑ ↓05:13 18:13Moon91 %
GFS only: no comparisonIts hours ›

14-day outlook

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14days
Tap a tile to light up those days above. Fri 23 Oct – Thu 5 Nov come from GFS alone: a trend.

Do the models agree?

daily high
GFSICONECMWFspread
12°25°37°FrSaSuMoTuWeThFrSaSuOnly GFS reaches this place and these days: no other model to compare with.

Rain radar

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Places nearby

now · within 25 km
12°Yarrow17 km12°Weston24 km14°Uitsien22 km12°The Grove18 km
About this forecastNOAA GFS, run Wed 18 UTC · model forecast, not an observation
Model
NOAA GFS, 0.25° global grid
Model run
Wed 21 Oct, 20:00 GMT+2 (28 h ago)
Covers until
Thu 05 Nov, 20:00 GMT+2
Grid point used
29.25° S, 30.25° E — 7.7 km from Rietvlei, model terrain height 1404 m
Air quality and UV
not available here
Compared with
no other model reaches this place
Method
Values of the nearest model grid point; nothing is interpolated or filled in. Sun and moon computed from the coordinates.