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

Cerro Paranal
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 1 am Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Tue morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
1800
800
850
200
150
200
200
8600
km/h
35
N
30
N
10
NNE
20
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
SE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
WSW
10
N
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Snowflake cm
3
 mm
2
3
2
max °C
4
5
3
6
10
12
16
18
18
20
21
20
19
19
18
18
19
17
min °C
3
4
1
3
8
10
14
17
18
19
21
18
17
19
16
16
18
16
 chill °C
-2
-1
-4
0
5
8
14
17
18
19
21
18
17
19
16
16
18
16
Freezing level m
2600
2500
2200
2850
3400
3950
4300
4550
4700
4800
4850
4800
4750
4700
4650
4650
4550
4450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-1-1-2048111415161715151514141413452591115181820211918191717191710119111617212423252724232422222423171816182223262929303128272926272927
Sunrise
7:05
7:05
7:03
7:03
7:03
7:01
Sunset
6:23
6:24
6:24
6:25
6:25
6:25

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Cerro Paranal Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cerro Paranal is: Light rain (total 7mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Tue morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Cerro Paranal Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sat 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
Antofagasta
130 km N
113m alt.
40 minutes ago
17° C
light rain
Continuous light drizzle.
20
Moderate winds from the NNE
(20 kph at 20).
26 km
Mid: overcast
134 km N
710m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: few
281 km NNE
2293m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
clear
Fog -.
30
Fresh winds from the W
(30 kph at 260).
0.3 km
Mid: overcast
Desierto Atacama Airport
295 km S
204m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 160).
Low: no cloud
456 km N
215m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Salta Airport
500 km E
691m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
cloudy
Drizzle
Wind obs. (11 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
505 km E
1219m alt.
52 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 113).
3
538 km SE
1450m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 293).
0
Jujuy Airport
542 km E
657m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
light rain
Drizzle
9
Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 180 to 240 degs)
(9 kph at 210).
4.0 km
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
588 km ESE
563m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
partially cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 290).
8.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast

* 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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