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Descabezado Grande
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 7 pm Tue 25 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 Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue night, min -17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Wed night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun morning, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Sat night, near gales from the NW by Sun afternoon).
		Wednesday 26			Thursday 27			Friday 28			Saturday 29			Sunday 30
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	mod. snow	mod. snow	light snow	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	2250	2250	2250		2350	2300	2300	2250	2250	2250	2550	2400	7700	2950	2300	2300
km/h	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW
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cm	55	82	28	1	—	2	2	8	7	2	—	1	—	—	4	37
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-10	-11	-13	-13	-13	-14	-15	-17	-15	-15	-14	-14	-12	-11	-13	-13
min °C	-11	-12	-14	-14	-13	-14	-17	-17	-16	-15	-15	-14	-13	-12	-14	-15
chill °C	-26	-26	-28	-27	-24	-27	-31	-30	-30	-28	-26	-25	-23	-24	-28	-27

Freezing level m	2150	1950	1850	850	2000	1900	1400	1650	1850	1650	2050	2050	1450	2250	1950	1800

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Descabezado Grande Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Descabezado Grande is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue night, min -17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Wed night).

Descabezado Grande Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun morning, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Sat night, near gales from the NW 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	13°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 270 to 060 degs) (9 kph at 340).	Low: scattered Mid: broken
Malargue Airport 108 km E 1425m alt. 2 hours ago	9°C	Dry and cloudy.	Moderate winds from the NW (22 kph at 320).	10.0 km Low: overcast
Nilahue - La Quebrada 136 km WNW 122m alt. 2 hours ago		No report.
De La Independencia Airport 158 km N 440m alt. 2 hours ago	8°C	No report.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
Chilla / eneral Bernardo O'Higgins Airport 158 km SSW 161m alt. 3 hours ago	12°C	Moderate rain .	Moderate winds from the NNE (20 kph at 30).	3.0 km Low: scattered Mid: overcast
Chillan 161 km SSW 156m alt. 2 hours ago	11°C	No report.	Wind obs. (140 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
San Rafael wx 169 km NW 66m alt. 2 hours ago	14°C	Dry	Light winds from the NNE (16 kph at 26).
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.
San José Guayacán 221 km N 930m alt. 2 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.