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Descabezado Grande
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 7 am Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 7 am Wed 26 Aug 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 Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed morning, min -17°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Wed night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon night, min -15°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly strong winds.
	Wednesday 26			Thursday 27			Friday 28			Saturday 29			Sunday 30			Monday 31
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	light snow	cloudy	snow shwrs	clear	clear	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	2250	2250	2300	2350	2250	2250	2450	2250	2400	2850	2450	2650		2400	2300	2550	2300	6250
km/h	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
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cm	93	31	1	—	2	1	4	5	1	—	2	—	—	1	5	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-11	-13	-13	-13	-13	-14	-16	-16	-14	-14	-14	-12	-12	-13	-13	-12	-11	-10
min °C	-12	-14	-14	-13	-14	-16	-17	-16	-15	-14	-15	-13	-12	-13	-14	-12	-12	-10
chill °C	-26	-28	-28	-24	-27	-30	-31	-30	-28	-26	-26	-24	-22	-25	-27	-23	-23	-20

Freezing level m	1900	1800	1150	2000	1900	1500	1700	1750	1600	2050	1950	1350	2250	2100	1800	2150	2200	1500

	7:11	—	—	7:09	—	—	7:07	—	—	7:07	—	—	7:05	—	—	7:03	—	—
	—	6:17	—	—	6:19	—	—	6:20	—	—	6:21	—	—	6:21	—	—	6:22	—

Descabezado Grande Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Descabezado Grande is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed morning, min -17°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Wed night).

Descabezado Grande Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon night, min -15°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

This table gives the weather forecast for Descabezado Grande at the specific elevation of 3953 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	12°C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 10).	7.0 km Low: scattered Mid: overcast
Malargue Airport 108 km E 1425m alt. 2 hours ago	4°C	Moderate rain .	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 230).	5.0 km Low: scattered Mid: overcast
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.	4.0 km Low: broken Mid: overcast
Chilla / eneral Bernardo O'Higgins Airport 158 km SSW 161m alt. 2 hours ago	12°C	Shower - in the vicinity.	Moderate winds from the NNE (22 kph at 20).	8.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken High: broken
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. 1 hour ago	13°C	Dry	Light winds from the NNE (10 kph at 29).
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.