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Descabezado Grande
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 1 pm Fri 28 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 1 pm Fri 28 Aug 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 Fri night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat night, min -16°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the NW by Sat night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Wed night).
	Fri 28		Saturday 29			Sunday 30			Monday 31			Tuesday 1			Wednesday 2
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	mod. snow	heavy snow	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	mod. snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	2250	2250	2300	2300			2700	2250	2250	2300	6050			6050		3400	4550
km/h	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
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cm	9	20	3	2	—	—	2	9	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-15	-15	-15	-14	-11	-12	-12	-13	-12	-10	-8	-7	-5	-5	-7	-7	-7
min °C	-16	-15	-15	-15	-13	-12	-13	-14	-12	-11	-9	-8	-6	-7	-8	-8	-8
chill °C	-31	-30	-28	-28	-23	-21	-25	-25	-21	-21	-19	-17	-14	-18	-19	-19	-19

Freezing level m	1900	1750	2000	2000	1450	2300	2150	1850	2100	2400	2350	3000	3200	3050	2800	2800	2800

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	6:20	—	—	6:21	—	—	6:21	—	—	6:22	—	—	6:22	—	—	6:23	—

Descabezado Grande Weather (Days 0-3):

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

Descabezado Grande Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Wed 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
Curicó/General Freire Airport 80 km NW 95m alt. 3 hours ago	15°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 290 to 360 degs) (15 kph at 330).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Curico-General Freire Airport 80 km NW 95m alt. 2 hours ago	16°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 300 to 360 degs) (15 kph at 340).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Malargue Airport 108 km E 1425m alt. 2 hours ago	12°C	-	Light winds from the W (17 kph at 270).	10.0 km Low: few
Nilahue - La Quebrada 136 km WNW 122m alt. 2 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: few Mid: scattered
Chilla / eneral Bernardo O'Higgins Airport 158 km SSW 161m alt. 2 hours ago	12°C	Shower light rain shower.	Moderate winds from the NNE (28 kph at 30).	8.0 km Low: scattered Mid: overcast
Chillan 161 km SSW 156m alt. 2 hours ago	12°C	Light rain showers.	Moderate winds from the NNE (28 kph at 30).	28 km Mid: overcast
San Rafael wx 169 km NW 66m alt. 2 hours ago	18°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (8 kph at 11).
Chillán Mayulermo 171 km SSW 377m alt. 2 hours ago	8°C	No report.	Wind obs. (97 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
Talagante 212 km N 387m alt. 2 hours ago	7°C	No report.

* 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.