Alto San Juan
Weather Forecast, Chile

El Plomo Glacier crossing

El Plomo

 

Days 0-3 Alto San Juan Weather Summary:

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu night, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the W by Sun morning).

Days 3-6 Alto San Juan Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon afternoon, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, gales from the W by Wed night).

night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
snow showers
moderate snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
Wind km/h
60 W60
65 W65
80 W80
75 W75
65 WNW65
60 WNW60
40 NW40
40 NW40
25 SW25
20 WSW20
15 WSW15
15 WSW15
10 WNW10
15 W15
35 W35
45 W45
60 W60
65 W65
clear clear clear some clouds snow shwrs mod. snow heavy snow heavy snow snow shwrs clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear some clouds
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- - - - 3 7 19 11 5 - - - - - - - - -
High °C
-9 -11 -12 -15 -16 -16 -16 -16 -15 -16 -13 -12 -14 -13 -13 -14 -14 -13
Low °C
-12 -12 -14 -17 -17 -16 -16 -17 -16 -17 -15 -13 -14 -15 -13 -15 -15 -15
Chill °C
-21 -25 -27 -31 -31 -31 -29 -25 -25 -26 -20 -20 -20 -22 -24 -26 -28 -27
Freezing level m
3200 2850 3200 2450 2300 2550 2650 2600 2750 2300 2400 3200 2700 2450 3000 2300 2150 2900
Sea lvl6000ft12000ft18000ft24000ft30000ft
mountain backdrop
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Sunrise
- 8:42 - - 8:42 - - 8:42 - - 8:42 - - 8:42 - - 8:42 -
Sunset
- - 6:38 - - 6:38 - - 6:38 - - 6:39 - - 6:39 - - 6:39

This table gives the weather forecast for Alto San Juan at the specific elevation of 5000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Alto San Juan. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Chile.

Live conditions reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Aerodrómo Eulogio Sánchez Airport
67 km WSW
649m alt.
4 hours ago
n/a° C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
Santiago Quinta Normal
81 km WSW
520m alt.
2 hours ago
8.4° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Pudahue / rturo Merino Benítez International Airport
89 km WSW
476m alt.
53 minutes ago
11° C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 140).
Pudahuel-Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
90 km WSW
476m alt.
2 hours ago
11.8° C
State of sky unchanged.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 160).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Pudahuel-arturo Mer
90 km WSW
476m alt.
2 hours ago
16.2° C
cloudy
No report.
10 km

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Alto San Juan and within an acceptable time window.