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Copiapo
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 1 am Sat 18 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 1 am Sat 18 Jul Local Time

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4 Copiapo Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, gales from the NW by Sun afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).
	Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	light snow	mod. snow	light snow	light snow	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light snow
Cloud base (m)	4400	4400	4350	4500	4400	4350	4400	4350	4350	4400	4400	5600	5650	5650	5550	7100	6100	5100
km/h	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	ENE	NNW	NW	NNW
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cm	14	14	23	4	3	8	1	2	7	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-4	-2	-3	-4	-4	-7	-3	-2	-5	-1	1	-2
min °C	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-5	-6	-3	-5	-5	-5	-8	-6	-3	-8	-7	0	-3
chill °C	-13	-12	-12	-13	-14	-16	-16	-13	-15	-14	-14	-13	-11	-8	-8	-7	-4	-6

Freezing level m	3050	3050	3050	3000	3050	2800	2800	3150	2850	2850	2750	2200	3100	3100	2200	3350	3450	3100

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Copiapo Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Copiapo is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, gales from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Copiapo Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

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
Copiapó Universidad de Atacama 121 km WSW 478m alt. 3 hours ago	8° C	No report.	Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto Atacama Airport 162 km WSW 204m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	No report.	Moderate winds from the N (22 kph at 10).	0.0 km
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 322 km SE 429m alt. 2 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).	0.0 km Low: few
Vicuña- Parque Los Pimientos 339 km S 644m alt. 3 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (18 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
Vicuña wx 339 km S 696m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	-	Calm (3 kph at 270).
San Antonio wx 348 km ESE 973m alt. 48 minutes ago	13° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 23 degs) was rejected.
San Fernando del Valle de 353 km ESE 577m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 225).
La Seren / a Florida Airport 354 km SSW 212m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	Light rain .	Light winds from the WNW (15 kph at 290).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered High: overcast
Catamarca Airport 361 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	Dry and cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 130).	10.0 km Low: overcast Mid: overcast
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 404 km E 563m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 350).	8.0 km Low: no significant cloud Mid: few 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.