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El Fraile at 1280 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 am (local time) / 28 Mar 2026
El Fraile Weather
(Next 3 days):
El Fraile Weather (Days 4-6):
Moderate rain (total 16.0mm) on Tue morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue morning, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Thu morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Thu night).El Fraile Weather (Days 7-16):
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Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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some clouds | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | rain shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | heavy snow | |
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Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 9 | — | 2 | 13 | |
— | 1 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
min °C | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -6 | -7 | -8 | -6 | -6 | -12 | -11 | -9 | -9 | |
81 | 72 | 86 | 68 | 78 | 86 | 85 | 75 | 86 | 94 | 92 | 90 | 97 | 94 | 79 | 85 | 91 | 94 | |
2350 | 2650 | 2500 | 2250 | 2250 | 2400 | 2500 | 2750 | 2600 | 1800 | 1400 | 1350 | 1400 | 1550 | 800 | 950 | 1300 | 1450 | |
 | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — |
 | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:35 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
Moderate rain (total 15.0mm), heaviest on Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
Moderate rain (total 16.0mm) on Tue morning. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue morning, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Thu morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Thu night).
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| Last snowfall: | 25 Mar 2026 |
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Other resorts in Chile are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 4 of March has on average:
0.3 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.1 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.4 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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The above table gives the weather forecast for El Fraile at the specific elevation of 1280 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of El Fraile. To access the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider view of the weather, check out the Weather Map of Chile.
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Visitor Reviews of El Fraile
Overall 2.5 Based on 8 votes and 3 reviews
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- Escalador from Chile writes:
El Fraile today Friday 26th 2011 plenty of powder and expecting some more for tomorrow night :)
Visitor Reviews of El Fraile
Escalador from Chile writes:
El Fraile today Friday 26th 2011 plenty of powder and expecting some more for tomorrow night :)
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