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Descabezado Grande
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 1 pm Thu 16 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 1 pm Thu 16 Apr Local Time

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4 Descabezado Grande Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Thu night, near gales from the NW by Fri night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun night, near gales from the NW by Mon 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

	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	light snow	light snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	light snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	cloudy
km/h	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW
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cm	—	4	1	—	—	2	2	1	6	8	35	4	44	9	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-5	-5	-3	-3	-6	-6	-5	-6	-6	-6	-6	-8	-9	-7	-7	-7
min °C	-3	-7	-6	-3	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-9	-12	-7	-7	-9
chill °C	-12	-16	-15	-12	-17	-17	-16	-15	-16	-16	-15	-16	-21	-26	-16	-17	-20

Freezing level m	3350	2800	3100	3350	3150	2950	3000	3050	3000	3050	2900	3000	2350	1950	2850	2900	2800
Cloud base (m)	6050	2850	2900		2400	2250	2350	2750	2250	2250	2250	2400	2250	2300		2300	2350

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Descabezado Grande Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Descabezado Grande is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Thu night, near gales from the NW by Fri night).

Descabezado Grande Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun night, near gales from the NW by Mon 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. 3 hours ago	12° C	No report.	Wind obs. (79 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.	26 km Mid: mostly cloudy
Malargue Airport 108 km E 1425m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 50).	0.0 km
Nilahue - La Quebrada 136 km WNW 122m alt. 3 hours ago		No report.
De La Independencia Airport 158 km N 440m alt. 3 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
Chillan 161 km SSW 156m alt. 3 hours ago	20° C	Haze	Wind obs. (140 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.	28 km Mid: mostly cloudy
San Rafael wx 169 km NW 66m alt. 1 hour ago	23° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 84).
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	20° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 315).
Talagante 212 km N 387m alt. 3 hours ago		-
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.