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Descabezado Grande Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile

Issued: 8 am Thu 15 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 8 am Thu 15 Oct Local Time

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4 Descabezado Grande Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri afternoon, min -9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, strong winds from the N by Tue night).
	Thursday 15			Friday 16			Saturday 17			Sunday 18			Monday 19			Tuesday 20
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow
Cloud base (m)				8250	6250	4550		3900			8950	6750	2300	2250	2250	2550	2350	2750
km/h	NW	NW	WNW	W	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N
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cm	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	6	5	18	2	3	4
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-9	-8	-7	-7	-6	-6	-6	-6	-6	-5	-4	-5	-8	-8	-8	-9	-9	-9
min °C	-9	-8	-8	-7	-6	-7	-6	-6	-6	-6	-5	-8	-8	-8	-8	-10	-9	-10
chill °C	-14	-16	-15	-13	-13	-13	-13	-13	-12	-12	-12	-14	-16	-16	-17	-20	-19	-20

Freezing level m	2750	2950	2850	2800	3100	3050	3050	3200	3150	3100	3400	3150	2650	2700	2750	2650	2650	2450

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Descabezado Grande Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Descabezado Grande is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri afternoon, min -9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Descabezado Grande Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, strong winds from the N 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 95m alt. 3 hours ago	16°C	Haze	Calm (0 kph at 0).	28 km Low: overcast Mid: overcast
MalargueAero 106 km E 1425m alt. 2 hours ago	11°C	Clouds developing.	Light winds from the NNE (9 kph at 20).	35 km Mid: overcast
Malargue Airport 108 km E 1425m alt. 3 hours ago	9°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: broken
Nilahue - La Quebrada 136 km WNW 122m alt. 3 hours ago		No report.
De La Independencia Airport 157 km N 63m alt. 3 hours ago	8°C	No report.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered
Chilla / eneral Bernardo O'Higgins Airport 158 km SSW 161m alt. 3 hours ago	17°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 10).	10.0 km Low: scattered
Chillan 161 km SSW 156m alt. 3 hours ago	17°C	Clouds dissolving.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.	30 km Mid: scattered
San Rafael wx 169 km NW 66m alt. 1 hour ago	19°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 66).
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.

* 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.