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Descabezado Grande
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 7 pm Tue 05 May Local Time
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Issued: 7 pm Tue 05 May 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 afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Wed night). Mainly severe gales.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Sat night, calm by Sun afternoon).
		Wednesday 6			Thursday 7			Friday 8			Saturday 9			Sunday 10			Monday 11
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
km/h	NW	NW	NW	WNW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SE	SE	ESE	E	ESE	SSW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW
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cm	—	21	49	10	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-9	-9	-13	-11	-10	-9	-11	-11	-9	-7	-5	0	2	2	3	2	1	1
min °C	-8	-10	-10	-14	-12	-10	-10	-12	-12	-12	-8	-6	-3	2	2	2	2	1	0
chill °C	-19	-22	-24	-24	-22	-20	-19	-23	-23	-23	-18	-16	-13	-3	0	0	-1	-4	-7

Freezing level m	3000	2400	2500	1900	2050	2150	1800	2050	2150	1450	2700	3150	3650	4300	4200	4350	4250	4100	4000
Cloud base (m)	4650	2550	2300	2250	2250	2600	3300	2350	2300	2300	2350

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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 afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Wed night). Mainly severe gales.

Descabezado Grande Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun night, min -12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Sat night, calm 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 80 km NW 231m alt. 3 hours ago	12° C	No report.	Severe gales from the WNW (79 kph at 300).
Curico-General Freire Airport 80 km NW 231m alt. 3 hours ago	14° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (9 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.	Low: no cloud
Curicó/General Freire Airport 80 km NW 95m alt. 3 hours ago	14° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the NNW (9 kph at 330).	Low: no cloud
Nilahue - La Quebrada 136 km WNW 122m alt. 3 hours ago		No report.
De La Independencia 158 km N 440m alt. 3 hours ago	8° C	No report.	Light winds from the NNE (7 kph at 30).
De La Independencia Airport 158 km N 440m alt. 3 hours ago	8° C	No report.	Light winds from the NNE (7 kph at 30).
Chillan 161 km SSW 156m alt. 3 hours ago	11° C	No report.	Extremely windy from the NNE (140 kph at 30).
San Rafael wx 169 km NW 66m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 44).
Chillán Mayulermo 171 km SSW 377m alt. 3 hours ago	8° C	No report.	Stormy winds from the NNE (97 kph at 20).
Chocalán wx 206 km NW 137m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 309).

* 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.