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Descabezado Grande
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 1 pm Tue 23 Apr Local Time
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4 Descabezado Grande Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the NW by Thu night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -14°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, gales from the WNW by Sun night).									Days 8–10 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu morning, min -13°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Thu morning).									Days 11–13 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the W by Sun afternoon).
	Tue 23		Wednesday 24			Thursday 25			Friday 26			Saturday 27			Sunday 28			Monday 29			Tuesday 30			Wednesday 1			Thursday 2			Friday 3			Saturday 4			Sun 5
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM

	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	mod. snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	mod. snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
km/h	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W
Wave Height Map See all maps
cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	2.0	2.0	1.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	9	32	11	6	2.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max°C	-5	-4	-5	-6	-7	-7	-8	-8	-10	-10	-9	-7	-8	-6	-7	-8	-8	-13	-12	-12	-13	-13	-5	-5	-6	-5	-4	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	-3	-4	-4	-8
min°C	-6	-5	-5	-7	-8	-7	-8	-10	-10	-10	-10	-8	-8	-8	-7	-8	-13	-14	-12	-12	-13	-13	-13	-5	-6	-6	-4	-3	-1	-1	-1	-3	-3	-4	-7	-8
chill°C	-15	-15	-15	-18	-20	-18	-20	-24	-23	-23	-23	-19	-19	-17	-18	-19	-27	-27	-26	-27	-28	-28	-24	-14	-15	-13	-9	-6	-5	-6	-7	-11	-11	-13	-18	-19

Freezing level (m)	3200	3250	3150	2900	2650	2800	2600	2300	2450	2400	2350	2750	2600	2750	2850	2600	2000	1900	2100	2100	1950	1850	1450	3200	3100	3250	3450	3700	3900	3800	3750	3650	3500	3400	3100	2700
Cloud base (m)					3300	3300	3000	2250	2300	2550	2350				8900			2250	2250	2250	2250	2250												6100	4750	8900

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	6:07	—	—	6:06	—	—	6:05	—	—	6:04	—	—	6:02	—	—	6:00	—	—	6:00	—	—	5:59	—	—	5:58	—	—	5:57	—	—	5:55	—	—	5:54	—	—

Descabezado Grande Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Descabezado Grande is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the NW by Thu night).

Descabezado Grande Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -14°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, gales from the WNW by Sun night).

Descabezado Grande Weather (Days 6-9):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu morning, min -13°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the W by Thu morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Descabezado Grande at the specific elevation of 3953 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Descabezado Grande. 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 Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Curico-General Freire Airport 80 km NW 231m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	Haze -.	Light winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 110 to 210 degs) (9 kph at 150).	5.0 km Low: few
MalargueAero 106 km E 1425m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 160).	40 km Mid: clear
Los Quillayes wx 114 km N 1896m alt. 1 hour ago	0° C	-
De La Independencia Airport 157 km N 63m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	Haze -.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	5.0 km Low: no significant cloud
Chilla / eneral Bernardo O'Higgins Airport 158 km SSW 161m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 180 to 270 degs) (13 kph at 230).	0.0 km

* 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.