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Descabezado Grande
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 7 am Tue 11 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 7 am Tue 11 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 Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -13°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the NW by Wed night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Fri morning, light winds from the N by Sun afternoon).
	Tuesday 11			Wednesday 12			Thursday 13			Friday 14			Saturday 15			Sunday 16
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	clear	clear	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	2300	2250	2600	2800	2350	8550	3500	2300	2250	2250	2250	2250	2250	2250	2250	2450	2400	2400
km/h	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	N	NE	E
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cm	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	6	39	21	23	21	17	20	33	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-11	-12	-9	-9	-9	-7	-6	-7	-9	-10	-10	-10	-11	-12	-12	-13	-12	-9
min °C	-12	-13	-11	-9	-9	-9	-7	-8	-10	-10	-10	-11	-12	-12	-13	-13	-13	-11
chill °C	-26	-28	-25	-22	-20	-18	-16	-18	-22	-22	-22	-22	-24	-23	-22	-20	-18	-20

Freezing level m	1900	1950	2000	2550	2550	2600	3050	2650	2500	2300	2350	2250	2200	2100	1900	2100	2200	1900

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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 night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -13°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the NW by Wed night).

Descabezado Grande Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun night, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Fri morning, light winds from the N by Sun afternoon).

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	1° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.	6.0 km Low: no significant cloud
Malargue Airport 108 km E 1425m alt. 2 hours ago	0° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: scattered
Nilahue - La Quebrada 136 km WNW 122m alt. 3 hours ago		No report.
De La Independencia Airport 157 km N 63m alt. 52 minutes ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 0).	0.0 km
Chilla / eneral Bernardo O'Higgins Airport 158 km SSW 161m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Light winds from the E (9 kph at 80).	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. 1 hour ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 87).
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.