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Descabezado Grande
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 1 pm Fri 17 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 1 pm Fri 17 Jul 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 Fri night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri afternoon, min -16°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the NW by Mon morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon afternoon, min -15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, severe gales from the NW by Wed afternoon).
	Fri 17		Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	cloudy	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	cloudy	heavy snow	heavy snow
Cloud base (m)	2250	2250	2250	2250	2250	2250	2250	2250	2250	2250	2250	2250	2250	2250	2450	2250	2250
km/h	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW
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cm	41	94	49	12	10	1	5	2	—	7	39	34	33	37	—	13	54
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-11	-12	-13	-15	-16	-15	-14	-14	-15	-13	-13	-13	-14	-13	-13	-14	-14
min °C	-11	-13	-14	-16	-16	-16	-14	-15	-15	-14	-13	-14	-14	-15	-13	-15	-15
chill °C	-25	-28	-28	-30	-30	-28	-26	-26	-25	-24	-24	-28	-28	-29	-27	-30	-29

Freezing level m	2250	2000	1950	1750	1600	1850	1900	1600	1850	1950	1950	1850	1850	1700	1950	1750	1650

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Descabezado Grande Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Descabezado Grande is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri afternoon, min -16°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Fri afternoon, moderate winds from the NW by Mon morning).

Descabezado Grande Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon afternoon, min -15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, severe gales from the NW by Wed 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
Curicó/General Freire Airport 80 km NW 231m alt. 3 hours ago	10° C	Heavy rain .	Light winds from the NNE (15 kph at 20).	3.0 km Low: overcast
Curico-General Freire Airport 80 km NW 95m alt. 56 minutes ago	12° C	Heavy rain .	Moderate winds from the NNW (24 kph at 340).	2.0 km Low: broken Mid: overcast
Malargue Airport 108 km E 1425m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	Drizzle	Calm (4 kph at 1).	8.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
De La Independencia Airport 157 km N 63m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	Heavy rain .	Light winds from the NE (19 kph at 50).	2.0 km Low: scattered Mid: overcast
Chilla / eneral Bernardo O'Higgins Airport 158 km SSW 161m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	Moderate rain .	Light winds from the E (13 kph at 90).	2.0 km Low: overcast
San Juan del Peral wx 222 km N 739m alt. 3 hours ago	12° C	-
Santo Domingo Airport 230 km NW 106m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Moderate rain .	Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 310 to 020 degs) (19 kph at 350).	3.0 km Low: scattered Mid: overcast
Aerodrómo Eulogio Sánchez Airport 237 km N 666m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	Moderate rain .	Wind obs. (9 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.	4.0 km Low: overcast
Providencia wx 238 km N 595m alt. 3 hours ago	13° C	-
Las Condes wx 242 km N 688m alt. 55 minutes ago	13° C	-

* 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.