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Alto del Padre at 1954 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 pm (local time) / 03 Aug 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Heavy rain (total 21.0mm) on Mon afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon night, min -5°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NW by Wed night). | Days 4-6 weather summary:A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||
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light rain | mod. rain | light rain | light rain | rain shwrs | cloudy | light rain | heavy snow | snow shwrs | clear | clear | clear | light snow | heavy snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | |
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
mm | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -9 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -8 |
min °C | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | -4 | -5 | -3 | -11 | -11 | -4 | -8 | -8 | -4 | -11 |
chill °C | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -9 | -9 | -6 | -17 | -17 | -12 | -14 | -14 | -10 | -14 |
Humid % | 97 | 81 | 97 | 96 | 67 | 73 | 96 | 97 | 91 | 50 | 35 | 42 | 95 | 97 | 97 | 93 | 83 |
Freeze m | 2700 | 3000 | 2600 | 2800 | 3250 | 2950 | 2650 | 1900 | 1200 | 1950 | 850 | 600 | 1350 | 950 | 750 | 1300 | 600 |
 | — | — | 8:33 | — | — | 8:33 | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — |
 | 7:00 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:05 | — |
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Alto del Padre Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 101 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 2 Aug 2026 |
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Other resorts in Chile are reporting: powder (1) / good piste (1)
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Week 1 of August has on average:
0.1 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.3 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.1 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Alto del Padre at the specific elevation of 1954 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Alto del Padre. 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 Alto del Padre
Overall 2.6 Based on 2 votes and 3 reviews
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- Camshaft from Chile writes:
Twilight zone ski area. Can't be found on maps, no web page, no info whatsoever. But boy do I want to ski there!
Visitor Reviews of Alto del Padre
Camshaft from Chile writes:
Twilight zone ski area. Can't be found on maps, no web page, no info whatsoever. But boy do I want to ski there!
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