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Descabezado Grande
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 1 pm Thu 16 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 1 pm Thu 16 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 Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon night, min -16°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, severe gales from the NW by Tue night).
	Thu 16		Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21
	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	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow	light snow	cloudy	snow shwrs	clear	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow
km/h	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NW
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cm	50	65	23	38	76	11	13	19	3	1	—	1	—	15	50	49	72
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-11	-11	-12	-11	-11	-15	-15	-14	-13	-12	-12	-14	-13	-11	-14	-14	-14
min °C	-11	-12	-12	-11	-13	-15	-15	-16	-14	-13	-14	-15	-14	-13	-14	-14	-15
chill °C	-25	-26	-25	-24	-28	-30	-30	-31	-26	-23	-24	-22	-23	-24	-27	-27	-31

Freezing level m	2100	2100	2150	2200	2150	1750	1750	1600	1900	2000	1600	1800	1900	1800	1750	1800	1650
Cloud base (m)	2250	2250	2250	2250	2250	2250	2250	2250	2250	2250	2250	2250	2300	3050	2250	2250	2250

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Descabezado Grande Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Descabezado Grande is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Descabezado Grande Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon night, min -16°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, severe gales from the NW by Tue night).

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	Moderate rain .	Wind obs. (11 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.	3.0 km Low: few Mid: broken High: overcast
Malargue Airport 108 km E 1425m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SE (13 kph at 140).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
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.	Light winds from the NNE (7 kph at 30).	7.0 km Low: few Mid: overcast
Chilla / eneral Bernardo O'Higgins Airport 158 km SSW 161m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Moderate rain .	Strong winds from the N (41 kph at 10).	2.0 km Low: overcast
Chillan 161 km SSW 156m alt. 3 hours ago	11° C	No report.	Wind obs. (140 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
Chillán Mayulermo 171 km SSW 377m alt. 3 hours ago	8° C	No report.	Wind obs. (97 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
Chocalán wx 206 km NW 137m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 325).
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.