Next 3 days weather summary:A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NE by Sat night). | Days 4-6 weather summary:A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun morning, near gales from the WNW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||
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mod. snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | cloudy | some clouds | light snow | cloudy | some clouds | snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | |
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10 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
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max °C | 1 | 2 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
min °C | 1 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -1 | -1 | -5 | -4 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
-6 | -10 | -12 | -12 | -11 | -12 | -10 | -9 | -8 | -9 | -6 | -8 | -4 | -4 | -6 | -8 | -8 | -10 | |
99 | 85 | 88 | 85 | 82 | 88 | 96 | 79 | 93 | 69 | 41 | 97 | 84 | 88 | 89 | 94 | 76 | 89 | |
1500 | 1200 | 750 | 850 | 850 | 450 | 1050 | 1400 | 450 | 900 | 1350 | 1400 | 1850 | 1400 | 1300 | 1500 | 1250 | 950 | |
 | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — |
 | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:50 | — |
Latest snow reports near El Fraile:
Continuous moderate rain reported from Coyhaique at 302 metres elevation 9 kms W of El Fraile but it is forecast cold enough for snow at higher elevations in the ski area from El Fraile
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 1 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 21 Apr 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.5 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.3 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.5 | 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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