Vant’s Drift

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa · 1099 m · Thu 22 Oct, 22:00 GMT+2GFS run 18 UTC · 26 h old (older run)
14°
OvercastFeels like 14°Today 13° – 31°
Thu 22:00· nowor click any hour below

Cloudy this evening, dry. Wet and mild tonight, 14°. Tomorrow cloudy and 11° cooler, up to 20°.

Right now

model value for 22:00, not a measurement
Wind4 m/s ESE
Gusts5 m/s
Humidity82 %
Pressure1019 hPa →
Cloud cover100 %
Visibility24 km
UV index (CAMS)—
Air (US AQI, CAMS)—
Sun 43° below the horizon · sunrise 05:14 · sunset 18:10
UmbrellaYes, from Fri 02:00Rain until Fri 04:00, 0.3 mm in all
Kite windowFri 12:00 – 18:00Wind 5–8 m/s, gusts under 11; not today: too gusty
Longest dry spell45 h from Wed 02:00Dry until at least Thu 23:00
TonightLow 14° at 05:00Showers 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 %
Thu 22:00 · Overcast14°, feels like 14°
Wind 4 m/s from ESE, gusts 5 · dryClouds 100 % · humidity 82 %
Kite flying: PoorDark

Sun height

Thu 22 Oct · computed from the coordinatesUV not in the CAMS run for 22:00
Thu 22 Oct21 June, longest day21 December, shortest daythe disc shows the chosen hour
civil twilightnauticalastronomicalnight60°30°0°−18°21 Jun · 38.3°21 Dec · 85.1°↑ 05:14↓ 18:1022:00 · −43.4°000306091215182124
Sunrise05:14
Sunset18:10
Daylight12 h 56 min1 min longer than Wednesday
Highest72.9°at 11:45
Civil dawn · dusk04:50 · 18:35

Moon

from the coordinates
87 %Waxing gibbouslit now, Thu 22:00Moonrise 14:36Moonset 02:45
Next phases
Full moonMon 26 Octin 4 days
Last quarterSun 1 Novin 10 days
New moonMon 9 Novin 18 days
First quarterTue 17 Novin 26 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 12:00 – 18:00Excellent · Steady 5 m/s, gusts 4
AvoidFri 02:00 – 05:00Rain
At Thu 22:00PoorDark

Air quality

US AQI · CAMS model

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

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15 days

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15-day outlook

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Click a tile to light up those days. Thu 22 Oct – Thu 5 Nov come from GFS alone: a trend, not a promise.

Thursday 22 Oct

Today
31° / 13°Mostly cloudy
RainDryStrongest gust9 m/sSunrise · sunset05:14 · 18:10Moon at noon84 % · waxing gibbous
GFS only: no comparisonSee its hours ›

Do the models agree?

daily high, °C
GFSICON (no run here)ECMWF (no run here)spread
17°28°38°ThFrSaSuMoTuWeThFrSaOnly 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
15°Nqutu17 km15°Woodleigh21 km14°Van Rooyen21 km14°Saint Thomas7.0 km
About this forecastNOAA GFS · run Wed 18 UTC · grid point 0.9 km away, model height 1234 m (real 1099 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 (26 h ago)
Covers until
Thu 05 Nov, 20:00 GMT+2
Grid point used
28.25° S, 30.50° E — 0.9 km from Vant’s Drift, model terrain height 1234 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.

Vant’s Drift

KwaZulu-Natal · 1099 m · Thu 22 Oct, 22:00 GMT+2
GFS run 18 UTC · 26 h old (older run)
14°
OvercastFeels like 14°Today 13° – 31°
Thu 22:00· now

Cloudy this evening, dry. Wet and mild tonight, 14°. Tomorrow cloudy and 11° cooler, up to 20°.

Wind4 ESEGusts5 m/sRaindryAir (AQI)—
UmbrellaYes, from Fri 02:00until Fri 04:00, 0.3 mm
Kite windowFri 12–18not today: too gusty
Dry spell45 h from Wed 02:00until at least Thu 23:00
TonightLow 14° at 05:00showers at times, no frost

Next 24 hours

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Temperature, 11° to 21° · hourly GFS steps
Rows: time · sky · °C · feels like · wind m/s · gusts (orange from 14) · rain mm · clouds %. Shaded: night.
Thu 22:00 · Overcast14°, feels like 14°
Kite flying: PoorDark
Wind4 m/s ESEGusts5 m/sHumidity82 %Pressure1019 hPa →Clouds100 %Visibility24 kmUV (CAMS)—US AQI—
model value for 22:00, not a measurement

Sun height

Thu 22 Oct
UV not in the CAMS run for 22:00
Thu 22 Oct21 June21 December
twilight and night60°30°0°21 Jun 38.3°21 Dec 85.1°↑05:14↓18:1022:00 · −43.4°0006121824
Sunrise · sunset05:14 · 18:10
Daylight12 h 56 min
Highest72.9° at 11:45
Civil dawn · dusk04:50 · 18:35
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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
now041016
ExcellentGoodPoorAvoid
Best timeFri 12:00 – 18:00Excellent · Steady 5 m/s, gusts 4
AvoidFri 02:00 – 05:00Rain
At Thu 22:00PoorDark

Air quality

US AQI · CAMS model

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

Moon

from the coordinates
87 %Waxing gibbouslit now, Thu 22:00Rise 14:36 · set 02:45
Next phases
Full moonMon 26 Octin 4 days
Last quarterSun 1 Novin 10 days
New moonMon 9 Novin 18 days
First quarterTue 17 Novin 26 days

15 days

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Thursday 22 Oct · TodayMostly cloudy
31° 13°
RainDryGusts9Sun ↑ ↓05:14 18:10Moon84 %
GFS only: no comparisonIts hours ›

15-day outlook

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15days
Tap a tile to light up those days above. Thu 22 Oct – Thu 5 Nov come from GFS alone: a trend.

Do the models agree?

daily high
GFSICONECMWFspread
17°28°38°ThFrSaSuMoTuWeThFrSaOnly 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
15°Nqutu17 km15°Woodleigh21 km14°Van Rooyen21 km14°Saint Thomas7.0 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 (26 h ago)
Covers until
Thu 05 Nov, 20:00 GMT+2
Grid point used
28.25° S, 30.50° E — 0.9 km from Vant’s Drift, model terrain height 1234 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.