Next 3 days weather summary:A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue night, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon night, calm by Tue night). | Days 4-6 weather summary:Light rain (total 2.0mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat morning, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||
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light snow | light snow | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | rain shwrs | |
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2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
max °C | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
min °C | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
-7 | -8 | -7 | -5 | -2 | 0 | -7 | -10 | -10 | -9 | -11 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -2 | |
95 | 78 | 90 | 87 | 73 | 75 | 98 | 78 | 83 | 72 | 97 | 95 | 88 | 79 | 75 | 90 | 80 | |
1200 | 1300 | 1200 | 1300 | 1450 | 1300 | 1050 | 550 | 700 | 850 | 700 | 1100 | 1400 | 3150 | 3300 | 2900 | 2000 | |
 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — |
 | 5:40 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:35 | — |
Latest snow reports near El Fraile:
Light rain showers reported from Coyhaique at 302 metres elevation 9 kms W of El Fraile but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from El Fraile
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 6 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 3 May 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.4 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.4 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.9 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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
El Fraile today Friday 26th 2011 plenty of powder and expecting some more for tomorrow night :)
Escalador from Chile writes:
El Fraile today Friday 26th 2011 plenty of powder and expecting some more for tomorrow night :)
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