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Copiapo
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 7 am Thu 03 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 7 am Thu 03 Sep Local Time

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4 Copiapo Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Thu night, near gales from the WNW by Fri afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, severe gales from the WNW by Mon afternoon).
	Thursday 3			Friday 4			Saturday 5			Sunday 6			Monday 7			Tuesday 8
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	mod. snow	mod. snow	light snow
Cloud base (m)	6550			7350			6850	8600	6600					6150	5300	4400	4350	4950
km/h	W	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	NW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	9	7	5
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-2	-1	-5	-3	-2	-6	-5	-4	-8	-4	-4	-7	-5	-4	-6	-6	-6	-8
min °C	-5	-2	-7	-6	-3	-8	-8	-5	-9	-8	-5	-7	-7	-5	-7	-6	-7	-9
chill °C	-13	-11	-16	-15	-12	-18	-17	-15	-19	-18	-16	-18	-19	-17	-19	-18	-19	-21

Freezing level m	4250	4200	3450	4100	4050	3250	3900	3850	3150	3900	3850	3450	3900	3850	3650	3650	3600	3400

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Copiapo Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Copiapo is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Thu night, near gales from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Copiapo Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, severe gales from the WNW by Mon 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. 2 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto Atacama Airport 162 km WSW 204m alt. 2 hours ago	11°C	No report.	Light winds from the NNW (18 kph at 330).	0.0 km
Yunka Suma 311 km E 1450m alt. 1 hour ago	22°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 113).
Chapilca 317 km S 961m alt. 35 minutes ago	16°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 65).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 322 km SE 429m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Light winds from the SW (13 kph at 230).	0.0 km Low: few
Bella Vista Ambato 334 km ESE 1474m alt. 42 minutes ago	23°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Vicuña- Parque Los Pimientos 339 km S 644m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Light winds from the ENE (18 kph at 60).
Vicuña wx 339 km S 696m alt. 51 minutes ago	13°C	-	Calm (0 kph at 56).
San Fernando del Valle de 353 km ESE 577m alt. 36 minutes ago	22°C	Dry	Light winds from the WSW (13 kph at 248).
La Seren / a Florida Airport 354 km SSW 212m alt. 2 hours ago		No report.	Calm (2 kph at 1).	0.0 km

* 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.