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Descabezado Grande
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 1 pm Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 1 pm Sat 29 Aug Local Time

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4 Descabezado Grande Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue morning, min -14°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Mon morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue afternoon, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Thu morning).
	Sat 29		Sunday 30			Monday 31			Tuesday 1			Wednesday 2			Thursday 3
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	2250		3250	2450	2450	2450	2250	2450		2250	5900		2350	2900	2250	2250	2300
km/h	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
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cm	4	—	—	—	1	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	7	3	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-14	-11	-11	-12	-12	-12	-11	-8	-7	-6	-6	-6	-6	-9	-9	-10	-10
min °C	-14	-13	-12	-12	-13	-13	-11	-10	-8	-7	-6	-6	-7	-9	-10	-10	-10
chill °C	-27	-23	-21	-23	-23	-22	-20	-20	-18	-16	-16	-15	-18	-20	-24	-23	-22

Freezing level m	1950	1450	2300	2150	1900	2100	2300	2400	2850	3000	3100	3150	2900	2500	2400	2400	2150

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Descabezado Grande Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Descabezado Grande is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue morning, min -14°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Descabezado Grande Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue afternoon, min -10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Thu morning).

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	19°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 1).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Malargue Airport 108 km E 1425m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Light winds from the WNW (9 kph at 290).	0.0 km
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.	10.0 km Low: scattered
Chilla / eneral Bernardo O'Higgins Airport 158 km SSW 161m alt. 2 hours ago	15°C	Shower - in the vicinity.	Moderate winds from the NNW (20 kph at 330).	8.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Chillan 161 km SSW 156m alt. 3 hours ago	13°C	Rain showers.	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 320).	28 km Mid: overcast
San Rafael wx 169 km NW 66m alt. 2 hours ago	21°C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 106).
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.