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Descabezado Grande
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 1 pm Mon 20 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 1 pm Mon 20 Jul Local Time

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4 Descabezado Grande Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, gales from the NNW by Wed night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Thu afternoon, moderate winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon).
	Mon 20		Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25
	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	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	heavy snow
Cloud base (m)	2250	2250	2250	2300	2250	2300	2350		2250	2250	2250	2250	6300	5450	2350	2350	2250
km/h	NW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW
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cm	19	30	17	28	38	2	—	2	9	13	24	3	—	—	—	3	22
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-7	-6	-6	-6	-7	-6	-4	-3	-6	-5	-6	-6	-3	1	0	-2	-2
min °C	-7	-6	-6	-7	-8	-8	-5	-6	-7	-6	-8	-8	-4	-1	0	-3	-4
chill °C	-16	-14	-13	-16	-19	-18	-14	-16	-16	-18	-19	-17	-11	-9	-8	-11	-13

Freezing level m	1900	1900	2050	1900	1800	2000	2150	2100	1950	1950	1850	2000	2450	3100	2950	2450	2350

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Descabezado Grande Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Descabezado Grande is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed night, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, gales from the NNW by Wed night).

Descabezado Grande Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri night, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Thu afternoon, moderate winds from the NNW by Fri 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. 1 hour ago	11° C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the NNE.(Wind varies from 350 to 060 degs) (11 kph at 20).	6.0 km Low: scattered Mid: overcast
Malargue Airport 108 km E 1425m alt. 2 hours ago	3° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
Nilahue - La Quebrada 136 km WNW 122m alt. 1 hour ago		No report.
De La Independencia Airport 157 km N 63m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	No report.	Light winds from the NNE (7 kph at 30).	7.0 km Low: broken Mid: overcast
Chilla / eneral Bernardo O'Higgins Airport 158 km SSW 161m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the N (15 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: broken
Chillan 161 km SSW 156m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	No report.	Wind obs. (140 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
San Rafael wx 169 km NW 66m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 128).
Chillán Mayulermo 171 km SSW 377m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	No report.	Wind obs. (97 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
Talagante 212 km N 387m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	No report.
San José Guayacán 221 km N 930m alt. 1 hour 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.