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Copiapo Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile

Issued: 8 pm Mon 12 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 8 pm Mon 12 Oct Local Time

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4 Copiapo Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Thu night, near gales from the W by Fri afternoon).
		Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15			Friday 16			Saturday 17
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	heavy snow	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	clear	clear	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	8350		7650		6950	6300	4800	4400	4500		6150	5450	5100	5000		6900
km/h	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	WSW	W	W	W	WSW	W	W
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	14	3	1	—	—	—	3	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-11	-9	-8	-9	-6	-5	-7	-6	-4	-8	-3	-3	-5	-3	-1	-4
min °C	-12	-11	-9	-10	-8	-6	-9	-8	-4	-9	-5	-4	-6	-5	-3	-5
chill °C	-25	-23	-22	-22	-18	-16	-19	-18	-13	-17	-13	-13	-15	-13	-11	-12

Freezing level m	2700	2950	3500	2950	3300	3800	3250	3150	3900	2850	3650	4150	3750	3600	4350	3900

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Copiapo Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Copiapo is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Copiapo Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Thu night, near gales from the W by Fri 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. 1 hour ago		-	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.	Low: no cloud
Yunka Suma 311 km E 1450m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 203).
Chapilca 317 km S 961m alt. 36 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 353).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 322 km SE 429m alt. 2 hours ago	16°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 230).	8.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Bella Vista Ambato 334 km ESE 1474m alt. 38 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 0).
Vicuña- Parque Los Pimientos 339 km S 644m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Light winds from the WSW (18 kph at 240).
Vicuña wx 339 km S 696m alt. 2 hours ago	12°C	-	Calm (0 kph at 310).
San Antonio wx 348 km ESE 973m alt. 2 hours ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 23).
San Fernando del Valle de 353 km ESE 577m alt. 1 hour ago	17°C	Dry	Light winds from the NNE (13 kph at 23).

* 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.