Farellones
📍 Santiago Metropolitan , Provincia de Santiago · Nearest city: Villa Presidente Frei, Nunoa, Santiago, Chile (28 km)
58 XC score / 100 · takeoff at 2580 m · 📍 View on map
Coordinates and external links
-33.34930, -70.30580Forecast next days
Updated: 2026-04-19 16:09 UTC · Source: Open-Meteo · Thermal window 10:00–18:00 local time
No recomendable para volar, base de cúmulos ~165 m, viento 9 km/h, precipitación 12.5 mm.
base ~165m · wind 9 km/h · precip 12.5mmDía volable, condiciones decentes, base de cúmulos ~1204 m, viento 13 km/h.
base ~1204m · wind 13 km/hDía muy favorable para XC, base de cúmulos ~390 m, viento 11 km/h, precipitación 0.6 mm.
base ~390m · wind 11 km/h · precip 0.6mmComposite flyability score (CAPE + LI + wind + precip + low clouds). Cross-check with local pilots before flying.
Detailed hourly weather
2026-04-20❌ Not recommended · peak 70 at 19h
- Cobertura nubosa >85% — sin radiación para disparar
- Cloud suck alto (100/100) — base bajo freezing con CU
| 08 53 ☁️⚠️ | 09 14 ☁️⚠️ | 10 12 ☁️⚠️ | 11 11 ☁️⚠️ | 12 12 ☁️⚠️ | 13 12 ☁️⚠️ | 14 14 ☁️⚠️ | 15 14 ☁️⚠️ | 16 15 ☁️⚠️ | 17 16 ☁️⚠️ | 18 60 ☁️⚠️ | 19 70 ☁️⚠️ | 20 63 ☁️⚠️ |
Peak 19h: CAPE 10 J/kg · LI -2.1 · BL top 235 m · w* 0.0 m/s · cloud base 2730 m · 0°C at 2450 m · Pro score 40/100
2026-04-21⚠️ Marginal · peak 68 at 17h
- Cloud suck alto (66/100) — base bajo freezing con CU
| 08 30 ☁️⚠️ | 09 30 ☁️⚠️ | 10 30 ☁️⚠️ | 11 50 ☁️⚠️ | 12 50 ☁️⚠️ | 13 50 ☁️⚠️ | 14 50 ☁️⚠️ | 15 58 ☁️⚠️ | 16 63 ☁️⚠️ | 17 68 ☁️⚠️ | 18 55 ☁️⚠️ | 19 55 | 20 55 |
Peak 17h: CAPE 30 J/kg · LI -0.2 · BL top 480 m · w* 0.0 m/s · cloud base 3242 m · 0°C at 2600 m · Pro score 56/100 · sun 20° over slope
Hourly flyability (0–100). ⛈️ = storm risk · ☁️⚠️ = cloud suck · 🏔️ = active ridge lift. CAPE = convective energy, LI = stability, BL top = thermal ceiling, w* = estimated dry thermal velocity. Source: Open-Meteo (ECMWF/GFS/ICON blend model).
Estimated vertical profile (Sounding)
Reference time: 19:00 (peak of the day)
Surface T: 8.3°C · Td: 7.1°C
LCL (cloud base): 150 m
BL top: 235 m
0°C level: 2450 m
Approximate profile from surface variables + synoptic levels. Red lines = temperature, dashed blue = dew point. Orange bands = detected inversions.
Takeoff orientations
Green = good orientation · Yellow = possible · Gray = not suitable
Why this site has thermal potential
| Factor | Value | Interpretation |
|---|---|---|
| Hotspot density (5 km) | 5 | Medium |
| Avg thermal probability | 0.81 | Based on thousands of aggregated IGC flights |
| Solar orientation | 0.45 | Slope faces north in southern hemisphere |
| Own flight history | 0.00 | Thermals detected in platform IGC tracks |
Real takeoff terrain
| SRTM elevation | 2581 m AMSL |
| Average slope | 15.6° |
| Slope aspect | 260° (W) |
| Hemisphere | south — Orientation unfavorable for direct solar thermals |
Derived from SRTM 30m (NASA).
Takeoff description
space for 1 (max 2) gliders; some carpets covering the ground. Mostly cross wind from the left.
Pilot comments
house thermal on the left side of launch, behind 'brown' house. To reach Santiago, you need to get to 4000+m, very few ldg options >> see flight https://www.xcontest.org/world/en/flights/detail:cristobalorezzoli/4.12.2019/16:23
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