Descabezado Grande weather
– Lat/Long: 35.58° S 70.75° W

Descabezado Grande Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile
Issued: 8 am Thu 01 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -7°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun night, light winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light rain
mod snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
mod. snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4800
2250
2300
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2250
2300
2300
2300
3000
2600
2450
2250
2750
8250
km/h
30
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
50
NW
45
NW
35
NW
40
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
20
NNW
30
NW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
15
NNW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
8
4
17
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
4
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
2
0
-3
-4
-7
-8
-7
-7
-7
-5
-4
-4
-5
-5
-3
-1
0
min °C
1
0
-2
-3
-6
-9
-8
-7
-8
-7
-6
-4
-5
-6
-6
-4
-2
0
 chill °C
-5
-6
-10
-12
-17
-19
-18
-16
-16
-14
-14
-12
-13
-13
-14
-11
-8
-5
Freezing level m
3250
3350
2950
2500
2300
1750
1600
2150
1800
1950
2300
2000
2400
2350
1900
2350
2750
3050
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-4-6-8-10-12-15-14-13-14-14-12-10-11-12-12-10-9-721-1-3-5-8-8-7-8-7-6-4-5-6-6-4-2067532-2-11-1131330475121312984686710610106101411
Sunrise
7:18
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:11
—
—
Sunset
—
7:45
—
—
7:46
—
—
7:47
—
—
7:47
—
—
7:49
—
—
7:50
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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 afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Descabezado Grande Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue night, min -7°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun night, light winds from the NNW by Tue night).

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 StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
80 km NW
95m alt.
3 hours ago
13°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 120 to 200 degs)
(7 kph at 160).
8.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
MalargueAero
106 km E
1425m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: scattered
Malargue Airport
108 km E
1425m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Nilahue - La Quebrada
136 km WNW
122m alt.
2 hours ago
No report.
157 km N
63m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
clear
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.
3 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 260 to 360 degs)
(6 kph at 310).
0.0 km
Chillan
161 km SSW
156m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
No report.
Wind obs. (140 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
169 km NW
66m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 123).
3
Chillán Mayulermo
171 km SSW
377m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (97 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
San José Guayacán
221 km N
930m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
No report.
Wind obs. (14 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.

* 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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