Monte Balmaceda weather
– Lat/Long: 51.42° S 73.18° W

Monte Balmaceda
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 8 pm Sat 13 Dec Local Time
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Mountain icon 3 Monte Balmaceda Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm) on Tue morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri morning).

Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
 km/h
60
W
65
W
60
W
50
W
45
W
35
W
60
WNW
105
WNW
75
W
60
WNW
60
W
75
WNW
55
W
35
W
30
W
20
W
15
WNW
30
NW
40
WNW
 cm 
22
11
5
8
2
—
4
10
2
9
6
4
14
9
5
1
—
—
2
 mm 
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.8
1.4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max°C
-5
-5
-5
-5
-4
-3
3
3
1
-1
-3
-3
-4
-4
-5
-5
-4
-2
-2
min°C
-6
-6
-5
-5
-5
-3
-2
0
0
-5
-4
-3
-4
-5
-5
-5
-4
-4
-3
chill°C 
-17
-17
-16
-15
-14
-11
-10
-10
-10
-17
-14
-14
-14
-13
-13
-13
-10
-11
-11
Freezing level (m) 
650
650
750
700
750
950
1800
2200
1650
1100
850
1050
900
850
800
550
800
1000
1000
Cloud base (m)
250
250
250
300
300
300
250
200
250
250
250
250
250
250
250
300
350
600
400
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
5:30
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:31
—
—
Sunset
—
—
—
10:04
—
—
10:05
—
—
10:06
—
—
10:07
—
—
10:07
—
—
10:07

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Monte Balmaceda Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Monte Balmaceda is: Light rain (total 2mm) on Tue morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Tue morning).

Monte Balmaceda Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Monte Balmaceda at the specific elevation of 1500 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Monte Balmaceda. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Chile.

Live conditions reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Aeropuerto Internacional de El Calafate Airport
149 km NNE
204m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
clear
Drizzle
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Magallanes Villa Tehuelche
166 km SE
174m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (4 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
238 km SE
215m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
48
Strong winds from the W
(48 kph at 260).
0.0 km
238 km SE
38m alt.
2 hours ago
-
61
Near gales from the WNW
(61 kph at 290).
Instituto de la Patagonia (Jorge Schytte)
247 km SE
8m alt.
2 hours ago
-
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 250).
Punta Arenas Unidad Aeropolicial
247 km SE
61m alt.
2 hours ago
-
40
Strong winds from the W
(40 kph at 260).
Rio Gallegos Airport
273 km E
215m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
clear
-
59
Near gales from the WSW
(59 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: few
Rio Grande Airport
452 km SE
102m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
light rain
Shower light rain shower.
44
Strong winds from the W
(44 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: overcast
Ushuaia Naval Base Airport
496 km SE
204m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
46
Strong winds from the WSW
(46 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: broken
540 km SE
14m alt.
2 hours ago
-1° C
No report.
43
Strong winds from the W
(43 kph at 260).

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.

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