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Copiapo
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 1 am Fri 07 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 1 am Fri 07 Aug 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 -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Fri morning, gales from the WNW by Sun afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).
	Friday 7			Saturday 8			Sunday 9			Monday 10			Tuesday 11			Wednesday 12
	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	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	light snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)							7200		7100		6750	5100	4400	4600	4350	4350	4400	4400
km/h	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	5	6	9	5	10	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-3	-6	-5	-5	-7	-4	-4	-5	-3	-3	-4	-5	-5	-6	-7	-7	-11
min °C	-6	-4	-8	-8	-6	-8	-7	-4	-5	-6	-3	-6	-7	-6	-7	-7	-8	-13
chill °C	-16	-15	-20	-19	-18	-19	-18	-15	-15	-16	-14	-16	-17	-16	-16	-18	-19	-20

Freezing level m	4000	3850	3300	3750	3700	3350	3900	3950	3800	4050	4100	3800	3750	3500	3500	3450	3350	2200

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Copiapo Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Copiapo is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Fri morning, gales from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Copiapo Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Wed 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.	Wind obs. (18 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.	0.0 km
Yunka Suma 311 km E 1450m alt. 37 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 322 km SE 429m alt. 2 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 270).	0.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered
Bella Vista Ambato 334 km ESE 1474m alt. 51 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 0).
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. 47 minutes ago	6° C	-	Calm (3 kph at 65).
San Antonio wx 348 km ESE 973m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 270).
San Fernando del Valle de 353 km ESE 577m alt. 29 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 293).
La Seren / a Florida Airport 354 km SSW 212m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	No report.	Calm (4 kph at 160).	10.0 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.