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El Fraile at 1280 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 am (local time) / 30 Mar 2026
El Fraile Weather
(Next 3 days):
El Fraile Weather (Days 4-6):
Light rain (total 3.0mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).El Fraile Weather (Days 7-16):
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Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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some clouds | some clouds | snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | cloudy | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | light rain | rain shwrs | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | |
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— | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 |
min °C | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
2 | 5 | -6 | -7 | -6 | -8 | -8 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -2 | -5 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
85 | 79 | 89 | 95 | 82 | 93 | 89 | 84 | 83 | 94 | 96 | 66 | 71 | 52 | 57 | 53 | 60 | 70 | |
2550 | 2650 | 2450 | 1250 | 1500 | 1350 | 1250 | 1600 | 3100 | 2600 | 2300 | 2850 | 1150 | 3150 | 3200 | 3250 | 3250 | 2800 | |
 | 8:03 | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — |
 | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:30 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
Moderate rain (total 14.0mm) heaviest on Mon night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Mon afternoon, min 0°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Mon morning, near gales from the WNW by Tue afternoon).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
Light rain (total 3.0mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat 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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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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