– Lat/Long: 35.58° S 70.75° W

Descabezado Grande
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 1 pm Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 1 pm Thu 20 Aug Local Time

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4 Descabezado Grande Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, stormy winds from the WNW by Tue night).
	Thu 20		Friday 21			Saturday 22			Sunday 23			Monday 24			Tuesday 25
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow
Cloud base (m)		6800	7200	6600	5850	5300	5200		5500		6700	5700	5050	2800	2250	2250	2250
km/h	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	20	11	52
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-2	-3	-3	-3	-2	-2	-2	-4	-4	-4	-3	-3	-4	-6	-7	-8	-8
min °C	-2	-4	-4	-3	-2	-3	-3	-4	-5	-5	-4	-3	-6	-7	-8	-8	-11
chill °C	-9	-12	-11	-10	-9	-11	-10	-12	-14	-13	-12	-12	-17	-17	-20	-20	-25

Freezing level m	3600	3450	3500	3600	3700	3600	3550	3450	3500	3300	3400	3400	2900	2500	2500	2550	1950

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	6:14	—	—	6:15	—	—	6:15	—	—	6:15	—	—	6:16	—	—	6:17	—

Descabezado Grande Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Descabezado Grande is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds.

Descabezado Grande Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, stormy winds from the WNW by Tue 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. 2 hours ago	7° C	Mist -.	Wind obs. (13 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.	1.0 km Low: overcast
Malargue Airport 108 km E 1425m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Light winds from the ENE (9 kph at 70).	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.	5.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
Chilla / eneral Bernardo O'Higgins Airport 158 km SSW 161m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SW (13 kph at 220).	8.0 km Low: no significant cloud
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	17° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (14 kph at 187).
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.