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Copiapo
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 7 pm Mon 10 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 7 pm Mon 10 Aug Local Time

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4 Copiapo Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 11mm) on Tue afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu night, gales from the NNW by Sun morning).
		Tuesday 11			Wednesday 12			Thursday 13			Friday 14			Saturday 15
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	light snow	heavy rain	light snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	light snow	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	5800	4350	4350	4600	4400	4350	4400	4800	4550	4850	5100	4700	4450	4600	5800	5300
km/h	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW
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cm	1	3	—	4	9	12	7	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	2	2	2	1	0	0	-2	0	0	-1	0	1	-2	-1	-1	-4
min °C	0	0	2	0	0	0	-6	-3	0	-3	-3	0	-6	-5	-2	-8
chill °C	-5	-5	-3	-5	-6	-7	-12	-7	-7	-9	-9	-6	-12	-12	-11	-18

Freezing level m	3700	3750	3800	3450	3550	3450	2500	3450	3450	3150	3450	3450	2500	3350	3250	2400

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Copiapo Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Copiapo is: Moderate rain (total 11mm) on Tue afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min -6°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Copiapo Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu night, gales from the NNW by Sun morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Copiapo at the specific elevation of 3500 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Copiapo. 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 Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Desierto Atacama Airport 162 km WSW 204m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	No report.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.	0.0 km Low: overcast
Yunka Suma 311 km E 1450m alt. 40 minutes ago	2° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 315).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 322 km SE 429m alt. 2 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 270).	0.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
Bella Vista Ambato 334 km ESE 1474m alt. 49 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 0).
San Fernando del Valle de 353 km ESE 577m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (10 kph at 90).
La Seren / a Florida Airport 354 km SSW 212m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Light winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 260 to 320 degs) (6 kph at 300).	0.0 km
Catamarca Airport 361 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Fresh winds from the NE (37 kph at 40).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 404 km E 563m alt. 2 hours ago	6° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 320).	9.0 km Low: broken Mid: broken
Antofagasta Airpor / erro Moreno 449 km NW 710m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 1).	10.0 km Low: broken
Salta Airport 456 km NE 691m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 350).	10.0 km Low: overcast Mid: 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.