Cerro Paranal weather
– Lat/Long: 24.63° S 70.40° W

Cerro Paranal
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 7 pm Sun 16 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sun night, light winds from the SE by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
350
500
2200
2050
1850
150
km/h
40
N
35
N
30
N
25
N
35
N
20
N
10
NE
5
E
5
SE
10
NE
10
NE
5
ESE
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
SSE
5
NNE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.4
0.6
0.7
1.4
8
max °C
8
8
7
5
5
4
3
6
10
13
16
18
18
20
21
20
min °C
5
5
5
4
4
3
2
4
9
11
14
17
17
18
20
17
 chill °C
0
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-2
2
8
10
14
17
17
18
20
17
Freezing level m
3450
3250
2850
2550
2650
2450
2500
3000
3550
4000
4250
4500
4650
4700
4800
4700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
4320-1-1-22681113141516157765543510121518181921191213131111111012161821242325272418191917181816182223262928293128
Sunrise
7:07
7:05
7:05
7:03
7:03
Sunset
6:23
6:23
6:24
6:24
6:25

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Cerro Paranal Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cerro Paranal is: Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 2°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sun night, light winds from the SE by Tue night).

Cerro Paranal Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Cerro Paranal at the specific elevation of 2000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Cerro Paranal. 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Universidad Católica Norte- Antofagasta
105 km N
238m alt.
3 hours ago
13° C
No report.
Wind obs. (58 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
Antofagasta
130 km N
113m alt.
3 hours ago
17° C
light rain
Continuous light drizzle.
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 40).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
134 km N
710m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: broken
281 km NNE
2293m alt.
2 hours ago
-
61
Near gales from the E
(61 kph at 90).
0.0 km
Toconao
292 km ENE
2446m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 110).
Desierto Atacama Airport
295 km S
204m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
clear
No report.
18
Light winds from the NNW
(18 kph at 330).
0.0 km
Copiapó Universidad de Atacama
303 km S
478m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
456 km N
215m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
light rain
Drizzle
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
7.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Salta Airport
500 km E
691m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: scattered
High: broken
538 km SE
1450m alt.
43 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
6

* 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.

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