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Descabezado Grande
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 1 pm Sun 30 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 1 pm Sun 30 Aug 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 Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Mon morning, strong winds from the WNW by Wed morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Wed night, calm by Sat morning).
	Sun 30		Monday 31			Tuesday 1			Wednesday 2			Thursday 3			Friday 4
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	2250	2350	2300	2250	2600		2350	3500	2250	2250	2250	2250	2400	2300
km/h	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW
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cm	—	3	—	2	—	—	—	1	5	13	25	6	2	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-12	-12	-12	-11	-9	-7	-7	-6	-9	-9	-9	-10	-11	-11	-11	-10	-8
min °C	-12	-13	-13	-11	-10	-8	-7	-8	-9	-9	-10	-11	-11	-11	-11	-11	-10
chill °C	-24	-24	-22	-22	-20	-17	-17	-19	-20	-21	-24	-24	-24	-23	-22	-21	-16

Freezing level m	2150	1950	2050	2300	2250	2900	2950	3050	2550	2500	2450	2300	2300	1650	2300	2500	1700

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	6:21	—	—	6:22	—	—	6:22	—	—	6:23	—	—	6:23	—	—	6:24	—

Descabezado Grande Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Descabezado Grande is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue night, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Mon morning, strong winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

Descabezado Grande Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri night, min -11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Wed night, calm by Sat morning).

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		No report.	Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 220 to 350 degs) (11 kph at 260).	0.0 km
Malargue Airport 108 km E 1425m alt. 3 hours ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 1).	0.0 km
Nilahue - La Quebrada 136 km WNW 122m alt. 4 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: broken Mid: broken
Chilla / eneral Bernardo O'Higgins Airport 158 km SSW 161m alt. 3 hours ago	16°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the NNE (19 kph at 20).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
Chillan 161 km SSW 156m alt. 4 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	Wind obs. (6 kph from 355 degs) was rejected.
Chillán Mayulermo 171 km SSW 377m alt. 4 hours ago	8°C	No report.	Wind obs. (97 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
Talagante 212 km N 387m alt. 4 hours ago	7°C	No report.
San José Guayacán 221 km N 930m alt. 4 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.