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Descabezado Grande
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 7 pm Wed 12 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 7 pm Wed 12 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 Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -13°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the NW by Sat morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the N by Tue morning).
		Thursday 13			Friday 14			Saturday 15			Sunday 16			Monday 17
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)		3550	2250	2300	2250	2250	2250	2250	2250	2250	2400	2350	2250
km/h	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	W	SE	ESE	E
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cm	1	—	17	33	13	13	67	36	33	17	1	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-7	-6	-8	-9	-11	-10	-10	-12	-13	-13	-14	-13	-13	-10	-5	4
min °C	-8	-6	-8	-10	-12	-11	-11	-12	-13	-14	-14	-13	-14	-12	-8	-2
chill °C	-18	-16	-19	-22	-24	-22	-23	-22	-24	-25	-24	-24	-23	-23	-16	-8

Freezing level m	2800	3100	2750	2400	2250	2200	2200	2050	2000	1900	2050	1900	1100	1950	3050	4350

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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 Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the NW by Sat morning).

Descabezado Grande Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the N by Tue 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 95m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	Low: no cloud
Curicó wx 82 km WNW 198m alt. 1 hour ago		-
Nilahue - La Quebrada 136 km WNW 122m alt. 1 hour ago		No report.
Chilla / eneral Bernardo O'Higgins Airport 158 km SSW 161m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 230).	0.0 km
De La Independencia Airport 158 km N 440m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	No report.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
Chillan 161 km SSW 156m alt. 4 hours ago	11° C	No report.	Wind obs. (140 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
San Rafael wx 169 km NW 66m alt. 3 hours ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 76).
Chillán Mayulermo 171 km SSW 377m alt. 4 hours ago	8° C	No report.	Wind obs. (97 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
Talagante 212 km N 387m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	No report.
San José Guayacán 221 km N 930m alt. 4 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.