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El Fraile at 1280 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 7 pm (local time) / 12 Aug 2026
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Next 4 days weather summary:A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri night, min -5°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 weather summary:Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun afternoon, gales from the W by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light snow | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | light snow | light snow | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | |
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -4 | -3 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
min °C | -4 | -5 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | 0 | -1 | -2 |
chill °C | -11 | -8 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -2 | -5 | -7 | -10 | -9 | -9 | -10 | -7 | -8 | -10 |
Humid % | 97 | 82 | 78 | 59 | 81 | 93 | 92 | 99 | 77 | 79 | 82 | 93 | 65 | 37 | 67 | 58 |
Freeze m | 0 | 650 | 950 | 1450 | 1450 | 1300 | 1600 | 1300 | 1200 | 700 | 700 | 800 | 250 | 1800 | 1150 | 1350 |
 | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 6:00 | — |
Days 7-16 weather summary:
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El Fraile Snow Conditions
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| Last snowfall: | 8 Aug 2026 |
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Other resorts in Chile are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Snow History
Week 2 of August has on average:
0.9 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
2.3 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Photos of El Fraile
T-Bar by Esteban Echaveguren
Randonnée en haute Fraile by Esteban Echaveguren
Niebla by Esteban Echaveguren
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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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