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Descabezado Grande
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 1 pm Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 1 pm Sat 22 Aug 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 Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, gales from the NNW by Tue morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Tue night, light winds from the NW by Wed night).
	Sat 22		Sunday 23			Monday 24			Tuesday 25			Wednesday 26			Thursday 27
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	heavy snow
Cloud base (m)	5400		6100	5900			5550		2250	2250	2250	2250	2250	2700	3100	2300	2250
km/h	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	14	20	34	40	24	—	—	1	25
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	5	4	4	3	4	4	3	2	-2	-3	-4	-6	-7	-8	-7	-8	-8
min °C	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	-2	-3	-3	-6	-6	-8	-9	-8	-8	-8
chill °C	0	0	-2	-2	-1	-4	-4	-10	-13	-13	-17	-17	-17	-17	-15	-16	-18

Freezing level m	3600	3500	3550	3450	3650	3500	3550	3200	2450	2450	2050	1950	1800	1150	2000	1900	1800

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Descabezado Grande Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Descabezado Grande is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min -3°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, gales from the NNW by Tue morning).

Descabezado Grande Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Tue night, light winds from the NW by Wed 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 Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Curico-General Freire Airport 80 km NW 231m alt. 2 hours ago	16°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.	7.0 km Low: no significant cloud
Malargue Airport 108 km E 1425m alt. 2 hours ago	11°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the NE (7 kph at 50).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
Nilahue - La Quebrada 136 km WNW 122m alt. 3 hours ago		No report.
De La Independencia Airport 157 km N 63m alt. 2 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 (11 kph at 220).	0.0 km
Chillan 161 km SSW 156m alt. 3 hours 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	18°C	Dry	Light winds from the SSE (10 kph at 166).
Chillán Mayulermo 171 km SSW 377m alt. 3 hours ago	8°C	No report.	Wind obs. (97 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
Talagante 212 km N 387m alt. 3 hours ago	7°C	No report.
San José Guayacán 221 km N 930m alt. 3 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.