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Descabezado Grande
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 7 am Fri 17 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 7 am Fri 17 Jul Local Time

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4 Descabezado Grande Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri afternoon, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sun night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, gales from the NW by Tue afternoon).
	Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	cloudy	cloudy	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow
Cloud base (m)	2250	2250	2250	2250	2250	2250	2250	2250	2300	2250	2400	2700	2250	2250	2400	2250	2250	2250
km/h	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NW
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cm	26	31	67	27	13	10	2	2	4	—	—	7	26	36	19	56	21	16
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-4	-5	-6	-8	-8	-8	-7	-8	-8	-7	-5	-6	-7	-8	-8	-9	-8
min °C	-5	-5	-5	-6	-8	-9	-9	-7	-9	-8	-7	-6	-7	-7	-9	-8	-10	-10
chill °C	-13	-15	-14	-16	-19	-18	-17	-15	-13	-11	-12	-14	-17	-17	-21	-18	-21	-20

Freezing level m	2200	2200	2100	2000	1800	1600	1850	1850	1700	1800	1950	1850	1850	1800	1550	1650	1600	1650

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Descabezado Grande Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Descabezado Grande is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri afternoon, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sun night).

Descabezado Grande Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, gales from the NW by Tue afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Descabezado Grande at the specific elevation of 3000 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Curico-General Freire Airport 80 km NW 231m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	Dry and cloudy.	Wind obs. (13 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.	Low: overcast
Malargue Airport 108 km E 1425m alt. 2 hours ago	6° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 230).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered
Nilahue - La Quebrada 136 km WNW 122m alt. 2 hours ago		No report.
De La Independencia Airport 157 km N 63m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	No report.	Light winds from the NNE (7 kph at 30).	3.0 km Low: scattered Mid: overcast
Chilla / eneral Bernardo O'Higgins Airport 158 km SSW 161m alt. 42 minutes ago	10° C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the NE (7 kph at 50).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: overcast
Chillan 161 km SSW 156m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	No report.	Wind obs. (140 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
Chillán Mayulermo 171 km SSW 377m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	No report.	Wind obs. (97 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
Talagante 212 km N 387m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	No report.
San José Guayacán 221 km N 930m alt. 2 hours ago	6° C	No report.	Wind obs. (14 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
San Juan del Peral wx 222 km N 739m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	-

* 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.