– Lat/Long: 27.30° S 69.13° W

Copiapo
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 2 pm Sat 21 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 2 pm Sat 21 Feb Local Time

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4 Copiapo Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed afternoon, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon).
	Sat 21		Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	risk tstorm	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
km/h	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	SSW	WNW	WSW	SSW	WSW	S	WSW	W	W	W	W	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	0.3	—	—	0.7	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	6	4	4	5	1	2	4	1	4	5	2	5	6	3	4	5	2
min °C	5	1	2	3	-1	-1	3	-1	0	3	2	2	5	1	1	4	-1
chill °C	0	-4	-3	-3	-1	-1	0	-4	-3	0	-2	-1	0	-4	-4	-2	-8

Freezing level m	5300	4950	4800	5100	4550	4400	5000	4600	4550	5100	4850	4800	5250	4850	4650	5100	4700
Cloud base (m)	6250			5900			6200	4650	4700	5200	4600	4900	5200

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Copiapo Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Copiapo is: Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat afternoon, min -1°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Copiapo Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed afternoon, min -1°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Thu 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 de Atacama Airport 164 km WSW 197m alt. 2 hours ago	23° C	Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the W (22 kph at 260).	30 km Mid: clear
Yunka Suma 311 km E 1450m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 68).
Chapilca 317 km S 961m alt. 41 minutes ago	27° C	Dry	Wind obs. (8 kph from 191 degs) was rejected.
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 322 km SE 429m alt. 2 hours ago	27° C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 230).	10.0 km Low: overcast Mid: scattered
Bella Vista Ambato 334 km ESE 1474m alt. 42 minutes ago	19° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Vicuña- Parque Los Pimientos 339 km S 644m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Light winds from the WSW (18 kph at 240).
Vicuña wx 339 km S 696m alt. 1 hour ago	31° C	-	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 270).
San Antonio wx 348 km ESE 973m alt. 1 hour ago	20° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 158).
San Fernando del Valle de 353 km ESE 577m alt. 1 hour ago	26° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (10 kph at 0).

* 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.