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Copiapo
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 1 am Mon 10 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 1 am Mon 10 Aug Local Time

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4 Copiapo Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Wed night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu morning, severe gales from the NW by Sat afternoon).
	Monday 10			Tuesday 11			Wednesday 12			Thursday 13			Friday 14			Saturday 15
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	cloudy	snow shwrs	mod. snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	mod. snow	light snow	cloudy	snow shwrs	some clouds	light snow	light snow
Cloud base (m)	6850	6600	6000	4350	4350	4350	4400	4400	4400	4350	4400	5250	5600	5450	4750	4850	5450	4750
km/h	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW
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cm	—	—	1	7	10	15	20	31	18	4	3	6	2	—	1	—	1	5
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-3	-5	-5	-5	-6	-7	-7	-8	-8	-7	-8	-8	-7	-9	-9	-8	-11
min °C	-6	-4	-7	-6	-5	-8	-7	-8	-12	-10	-8	-10	-9	-7	-14	-13	-9	-12
chill °C	-16	-14	-17	-16	-14	-19	-17	-20	-22	-20	-19	-22	-20	-18	-26	-25	-22	-26

Freezing level m	4000	4000	3700	3750	3800	3450	3450	3400	2600	3350	3450	2900	3350	3450	2300	3200	3150	2700

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Copiapo Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Copiapo is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon afternoon, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Wed night).

Copiapo Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu morning, severe gales from the NW by Sat afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Copiapo at the specific elevation of 4500 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. 1 hour ago	8° C	No report.	Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto Atacama Airport 162 km WSW 204m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	No report.	Light winds from the NNW (18 kph at 330).	Low: no cloud
Yunka Suma 311 km E 1450m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	-	Calm (3 kph at 338).
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. 41 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 270).
Vicuña- Parque Los Pimientos 339 km S 644m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Light winds from the ENE (18 kph at 60).
Vicuña wx 339 km S 696m alt. 35 minutes ago	13° C	-	Calm (5 kph at 84).
San Fernando del Valle de 353 km ESE 577m alt. 48 minutes ago	11° C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 45).
La Seren / a Florida Airport 354 km SSW 212m alt. 1 hour ago		No report.	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 80).	0.0 km
Catamarca Airport 361 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the NE (17 kph at 40).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered

* 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.