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Copiapo Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile

Issued: 8 pm Wed 30 Sep Local Time

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4 Copiapo Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, gales from the WNW by Fri afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the W by Mon night).
		Thursday 1			Friday 2			Saturday 3			Sunday 4			Monday 5
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	mod. snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	light snow	heavy snow
Cloud base (m)				9350		6250	4600	4400	5650	6900	5800	4850	4400	4400	4500	4400
km/h	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	3	2	1	3	15	22	6	4	18
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-1	1	-1	-2	-3	-6	-8	-7	-6	-6	-7	-9	-8	-7	-7
min °C	-5	-4	0	-4	-4	-5	-9	-9	-8	-8	-7	-8	-10	-9	-7	-8
chill °C	-10	-8	-5	-11	-12	-16	-20	-20	-20	-18	-19	-20	-22	-21	-18	-18

Freezing level m	3800	3900	4550	4150	3950	4150	3450	3300	3550	3250	3500	3100	2850	3000	3350	3150

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Copiapo Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Copiapo is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, gales from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Copiapo Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the W by Mon 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 de Atacama Airport 164 km WSW 197m alt. 2 hours ago	15°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 250 to 360 degs) (6 kph at 300).	30 km Low: no cloud Mid: clear
Yunka Suma 311 km E 1450m alt. 2 hours ago	10°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 248).
Chapilca 317 km S 961m alt. 48 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 265).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 322 km SE 429m alt. 2 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.	0.0 km Low: few
Bella Vista Ambato 334 km ESE 1474m alt. 2 hours ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 315).
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. 57 minutes ago	16°C	-	Calm (5 kph at 45).
San Antonio wx 348 km ESE 973m alt. 46 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 68).
San Fernando del Valle de 353 km ESE 577m alt. 2 hours ago	19°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 315).

* 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.