Swartfontein

Mpumalanga, South Africa · 1149 m · Fri 23 Oct, 16:50 GMT+2GFS run 18 UTC · 44 h old (older run)
17°
Mostly cloudyFeels like 17°Today 15° – 29°
Fri 00:00· nowor click any hour below

Clouds thicken this morning; rain from 02:00 to 04:00 (about 0.3 mm). Tomorrow showery and 4° cooler, up to 25°.

Right now

model value for 00:00, not a measurement
Wind1 m/s NE
Gusts1 m/s
Humidity97 %
Pressure1017 hPa →
Cloud cover77 %
Visibility24 km
UV index (CAMS)—
Air (US AQI, CAMS)—
Sun 53° below the horizon · sunrise 05:15 · sunset 18:06
UmbrellaYes, from 02:00Rain until 04:00, 0.3 mm in all
Kite window16:00 – 18:00Wind 5–6 m/s, gusts under 8
Longest dry spell27 h from Sat 12:00Dry until Sun 15:00
TonightLow 17° at 06:00Showers at times, 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 · Mostly cloudy17°, feels like 17°
Wind 1 m/s from NE, gusts 1 · dryClouds 77 % · humidity 97 %
Kite flying: PoorDark

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 · 41.4°21 Dec · 87.8°↑ 05:15↓ 18:0600:00 · −53.2°000306091215182124
Sunrise05:15
Sunset18:06
Daylight12 h 51 min1 min longer than Thursday
Highest76.2°at 11:45
Civil dawn · dusk04:51 · 18:29

Moon

from the coordinates
92 %Waxing gibbouslit now, Fri 16:50Moonrise 15:33Moonset 03:13
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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Best timeFri 16:00 – 18:00Excellent · Steady 6 m/s, gusts 6
AvoidFrom Fri 19:00Rain
At Fri 00:00PoorDark

Air quality

US AQI · CAMS model

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

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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
29° / 15°Light rain
Rain2.9 mmStrongest gust7 m/sSunrise · sunset05:15 · 18:06Moon 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
23°30°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
26°White River15 km23°Sabie20 km26°The Sands14 km28°Sarana Hall21 km
About this forecastNOAA GFS · run Wed 18 UTC · grid point 7.3 km away, model height 927 m (real 1149 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 (44 h ago)
Covers until
Thu 05 Nov, 20:00 GMT+2
Grid point used
25.25° S, 31.00° E — 7.3 km from Swartfontein, model terrain height 927 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.

Swartfontein

Mpumalanga · 1149 m · Fri 23 Oct, 16:50 GMT+2
GFS run 18 UTC · 44 h old (older run)
17°
Mostly cloudyFeels like 17°Today 15° – 29°
Fri 00:00· now

Clouds thicken this morning; rain from 02:00 to 04:00 (about 0.3 mm). Tomorrow showery and 4° cooler, up to 25°.

Wind1 NEGusts1 m/sRaindryAir (AQI)—
UmbrellaYes, from 02:00until 04:00, 0.3 mm
Kite windowToday 16–18wind 6 m/s
Dry spell27 h from Sat 12:00until Sun 15:00
TonightLow 17° at 06:00showers at times, no frost

Next 24 hours

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Temperature, 14° to 30° · hourly GFS steps
Rows: time · sky · °C · feels like · wind m/s · gusts (orange from 14) · rain mm · clouds %. Shaded: night.
Fri 00:00 · Mostly cloudy17°, feels like 17°
Kite flying: PoorDark
Wind1 m/s NEGusts1 m/sHumidity97 %Pressure1017 hPa →Clouds77 %Visibility24 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 41.4°21 Dec 87.8°↑05:15↓18:0600:00 · −53.2°0006121824
Sunrise · sunset05:15 · 18:06
Daylight12 h 51 min
Highest76.2° at 11:45
Civil dawn · dusk04:51 · 18:29
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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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Best timeFri 16:00 – 18:00Excellent · Steady 6 m/s, gusts 6
AvoidFrom Fri 19:00Rain
At Fri 00:00PoorDark

Air quality

US AQI · CAMS model

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

Moon

from the coordinates
92 %Waxing gibbouslit now, Fri 16:50Rise 15:33 · set 03:13
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
29° 15°
Rain2.9 mmGusts7Sun ↑ ↓05:15 18:06Moon91 %
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
23°30°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
26°White River15 km23°Sabie20 km26°The Sands14 km28°Sarana Hall21 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 (44 h ago)
Covers until
Thu 05 Nov, 20:00 GMT+2
Grid point used
25.25° S, 31.00° E — 7.3 km from Swartfontein, model terrain height 927 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.