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Copiapo Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile

Issued: 8 pm Sat 03 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 8 pm Sat 03 Oct Local Time

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4 Copiapo Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Mon morning, gales from the WNW by Tue afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the NW by Thu night).
		Sunday 4			Monday 5			Tuesday 6			Wednesday 7			Thursday 8
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	mod. snow	light snow	mod. snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	6300	4950	4750	4950	4400	4400	5500	5300	5400	5250	7100	5350	7200	6600	7250
km/h	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	W	NW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	NW
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cm	1	6	5	10	3	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-6	-6	-6	-7	-6	-4	-5	-3	-3	-6	-5	-4	-7	-5	-5	-9
min °C	-8	-8	-7	-7	-7	-4	-6	-5	-5	-8	-7	-5	-9	-8	-6	-10
chill °C	-19	-18	-18	-17	-15	-11	-14	-14	-16	-20	-18	-16	-19	-18	-15	-18

Freezing level m	3500	3050	3450	3300	3400	3850	3500	3800	4100	3600	3450	3900	3450	3400	3900	2900

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Copiapo Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Copiapo is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Mon morning, gales from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Copiapo Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the NW by Thu night).

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. 3 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	12°C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 23).
Chapilca 317 km S 961m alt. 36 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 280).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 322 km SE 429m alt. 2 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 320).	0.0 km Low: few
Bella Vista Ambato 334 km ESE 1474m alt. 2 hours ago	17°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (10 kph at 0).
Vicuña- Parque Los Pimientos 339 km S 644m alt. 3 hours ago		-	Light winds from the WSW (18 kph at 240).
Vicuña wx 339 km S 696m alt. 1 hour ago	13°C	-	Calm (0 kph at 281).
San Antonio wx 348 km ESE 973m alt. 43 minutes ago	18°C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 203).
San Fernando del Valle de 353 km ESE 577m alt. 1 hour ago	24°C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 45).

* 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.