Vlakteplaas
15°
Partly cloudyFeels like 15°Today 11° – 16°
Thu 14:00· nowor click any hour below
Clouds thicken this afternoon; rain until 23:00 (about 0.8 mm). Wet and cool tonight, 9°. Tomorrow partly sunny and 6° warmer, up to 23°.
Right now
model value for 14:00, not a measurementWind4 m/s SW
Gusts7 m/s
Humidity64 %
Pressure1017 hPa ↗
Cloud cover30 %
Visibility24 km
UV index (CAMS)—
Air (US AQI, CAMS)—
Sun 57° above the horizon · sunrise 05:39 · sunset 18:47
UmbrellaYes, nowRain until 23:00, 0.8 mm in all
Kite window17:00 – 18:00Wind 5–5 m/s, gusts under 8
Longest dry spell87 h from Fri 00:00Dry tonight and all of Friday, until Mon 15:00
TonightLow 9° at 05:00Showers at times, light wind; no frost
Next 24 hours
Click any hour: the sky, the panel, the sun chart and the planner follow itThu 14:00 · Partly cloudy15°, feels like 15°
Wind 4 m/s from SW, gusts 7 · 0.1 mm of rainClouds 30 % · humidity 64 %
Kite flying: AvoidRainSun height
Thu 22 Oct · computed from the coordinatesUV not in the CAMS run for 14:00Thu 22 Oct21 June, longest day21 December, shortest daythe disc shows the chosen hour
Sunrise05:39
Sunset18:47
Daylight13 h 08 min2 min longer than Wednesday
Highest67.6°at 12:15
Civil dawn · dusk05:14 · 19:13
Moon
from the coordinates84 %Waxing gibbouslit now, Thu 14:15Moonrise 15:06Moonset 03:21
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 AIHow 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.
ExcellentGoodPoorAvoidNo air quality model for this place
Best timeThu 17:00 – 18:00Excellent · Steady 5 m/s, gusts 7
AvoidThu 14:00 – 17:00Rain
At Thu 14:00AvoidRain
Air quality
US AQI · CAMS modelNo CAMS air-quality run covers this place right now.
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15-day outlook
by each day’s iconClick 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
Today16° / 11°Light rain
Rain1.7 mmStrongest gust9 m/sSunrise · sunset05:39 · 18:47Moon at noon84 % · waxing gibbous
GFS only: no comparisonSee its hours ›
Do the models agree?
daily high, °CGFSICON (no run here)ECMWF (no run here)spread
Only GFS reaches this place and these days: no other model to compare with.Rain radar
observedLoading radar…DWD radar
Places nearby
now · within 25 kmAbout this forecastNOAA GFS · run Wed 18 UTC · grid point 4.0 km away, model height 849 m (real 473 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 (18 h ago)
- Covers until
- Thu 05 Nov, 20:00 GMT+2
- Grid point used
- 33.50° S, 22.75° E — 4.0 km from Vlakteplaas, model terrain height 849 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.
Vlakteplaas
15°
Partly cloudyFeels like 15°Today 11° – 16°
Thu 14:00· now
Clouds thicken this afternoon; rain until 23:00 (about 0.8 mm). Wet and cool tonight, 9°. Tomorrow partly sunny and 6° warmer, up to 23°.
Wind4 SWGusts7 m/sRain0.1 mmAir (AQI)—
UmbrellaYes, nowuntil 23:00, 0.8 mm
Kite windowToday 17–18wind 5 m/s
Dry spell87 h from Fri 00:00until Mon 15:00
TonightLow 9° at 05:00showers at times, no frost
Next 24 hours
swipe sideways · tap an hourThu 14:00 · Partly cloudy15°, feels like 15°
Kite flying: AvoidRainWind4 m/s SWGusts7 m/sHumidity64 %Pressure1017 hPa ↗Clouds30 %Visibility24 kmUV (CAMS)—US AQI—
model value for 14:00, not a measurementSun height
Thu 22 OctThu 22 Oct21 June21 December
Sunrise · sunset05:39 · 18:47
Daylight13 h 08 min
Highest67.6° at 12:15
Civil dawn · dusk05:14 · 19:13
Outdoor planner
next 24 h, rated by fixed rules from this forecastHow 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.
ExcellentGoodPoorAvoid
Best timeThu 17:00 – 18:00Excellent · Steady 5 m/s, gusts 7
AvoidThu 14:00 – 17:00Rain
At Thu 14:00AvoidRain
Air quality
US AQI · CAMS modelNo CAMS air-quality run covers this place right now.
Moon
from the coordinates84 %Waxing gibbouslit now, Thu 14:15Rise 15:06 · set 03:21
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
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Thursday 22 Oct · TodayLight rain
16° 11°Rain1.7 mmGusts9Sun ↑ ↓05:39 18:47Moon84 %
GFS only: no comparisonIts hours ›
15-day outlook
by each day’s iconTap 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 highGFSICONECMWFspread
Only GFS reaches this place and these days: no other model to compare with.Rain radar
observedLoading radar…DWD radar
Places nearby
now · within 25 kmAbout 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 (18 h ago)
- Covers until
- Thu 05 Nov, 20:00 GMT+2
- Grid point used
- 33.50° S, 22.75° E — 4.0 km from Vlakteplaas, model terrain height 849 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.