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Copiapo
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 1 am Fri 17 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 1 am Fri 17 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 afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri afternoon, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon afternoon, min -15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Mon morning, strong winds from the WNW by Tue night).
	Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
km/h	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
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cm	5	3	22	21	24	40	9	8	18	5	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-9	-8	-9	-10	-9	-9	-9	-8	-9	-9	-8	-9	-12	-11	-11	-9	-8	-10
min °C	-9	-9	-10	-10	-10	-9	-9	-8	-11	-11	-9	-13	-14	-12	-15	-12	-9	-10
chill °C	-24	-24	-25	-25	-24	-22	-22	-22	-26	-26	-22	-27	-29	-25	-28	-24	-21	-22

Freezing level m	3050	3050	2950	3050	3100	3100	3150	3150	2850	2800	2850	2450	2750	2650	2500	3200	3150	2750
Cloud base (m)	4350	4400	4350	4400	4400	4350	4500	4400	4350	4400	4700	4600	4400	4750	6700	6300	6050	5750

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Copiapo Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Copiapo is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri afternoon, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Sat night).

Copiapo Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon afternoon, min -15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Mon morning, strong winds from the WNW by Tue 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. 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).	0.0 km
Yunka Suma 311 km E 1450m alt. 55 minutes ago	16° C	Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 322 km SE 429m alt. 3 hours ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 0).	0.0 km
Vicuña- Parque Los Pimientos 339 km S 644m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Wind obs. (18 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
Vicuña wx 339 km S 696m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Light winds from the ESE (8 kph at 104).
San Antonio wx 348 km ESE 973m alt. 1 hour ago	28° C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (10 kph at 315).
San Fernando del Valle de 353 km ESE 577m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 293).
La Seren / a Florida Airport 354 km SSW 212m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	No report.	Light winds from the ESE (9 kph at 120).	10.0 km
Catamarca Airport 361 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the NE (15 kph at 50).	0.0 km Low: broken Mid: broken

* 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.