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Descabezado Grande
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 7 pm Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 7 pm Fri 21 Aug Local Time

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4 Descabezado Grande Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Fri night, min 2°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, near gales from the NW by Mon afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the NNW by Thu morning).
		Saturday 22			Sunday 23			Monday 24			Tuesday 25			Wednesday 26
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	cloudy	heavy snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	6550	5800	5250		9100	5800	5800	5350	5750	2700	2250	2350	2250	2250	2250	2250
km/h	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	NW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	8	39	41	22	4
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	5	5	5	4	4	3	4	4	3	2	-2	-1	-4	-4	-5	-8
min °C	4	5	5	4	4	3	3	4	2	-1	-3	-2	-6	-4	-6	-8
chill °C	0	1	1	0	-1	-2	-2	-2	-6	-10	-13	-11	-16	-15	-16	-17

Freezing level m	3700	3700	3600	3600	3550	3500	3650	3550	3400	2800	2600	2800	2100	2150	2050	1700

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Descabezado Grande Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Descabezado Grande is: Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Fri night, min 2°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, near gales from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Descabezado Grande Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the NNW by Thu morning).

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
Curicó/General Freire Airport 80 km NW 95m alt. 3 hours ago	13° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.	8.0 km Low: no significant cloud
Curico-General Freire Airport 80 km NW 95m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.	Low: no cloud
Malargue Airport 108 km E 1425m alt. 2 hours ago	4° C	Drizzle	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 50).	6.0 km Low: overcast
De La Independencia Airport 157 km N 63m alt. 3 hours ago	8° C	No report.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.	0.0 km
Chilla / eneral Bernardo O'Higgins Airport 158 km SSW 161m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 220).	0.0 km
San Rafael wx 169 km NW 66m alt. 3 hours ago	18° C	Dry	Light winds from the SSW (8 kph at 197).
San Juan del Peral wx 222 km N 739m alt. 33 minutes ago	18° C	-
Santo Domingo Airport 230 km NW 106m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 1).	0.0 km
San Miguel wx 231 km N 536m alt. 2 hours ago	23° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 203).
La Reina wx 237 km N 656m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	-	Calm (3 kph at 0).

* 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.