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Copiapo
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 7 pm Wed 17 Jun Local Time
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Issued: 7 pm Wed 17 Jun 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 well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -19°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Wed night, fresh winds from the S by Fri night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun afternoon, min -18°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat night, severe gales from the WNW by Tue afternoon).
		Thursday 18			Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22			Tuesday 23
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	mod. snow	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
km/h	NNW	WNW	WSW	S	S	S	SW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	NNW
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cm	6	4	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-11	-19	-17	-18	-14	-12	-13	-10	-9	-14	-12	-11	-14	-13	-12	-15	-15	-15	-18
min °C	-18	-19	-17	-19	-18	-13	-14	-13	-11	-15	-14	-12	-15	-15	-14	-17	-18	-17	-21
chill °C	-35	-34	-32	-34	-34	-25	-25	-25	-22	-29	-28	-25	-28	-29	-28	-31	-33	-33	-34

Freezing level m	3400	3000	2950	2200	3000	2950	2900	3900	3750	2900	3800	3750	2900	3650	3500	2450	3400	3250	2600
Cloud base (m)	5550	4950	4450	4400			9350				7100	7100	7050	6700				6050	5200

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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 well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -19°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Wed night, fresh winds from the S by Fri night).

Copiapo Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun afternoon, min -18°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat night, severe gales from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Copiapo at the specific elevation of 5500 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
Desierto Atacama Airport 162 km WSW 204m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	No report.	Light winds from the N (17 kph at 10).	0.0 km Low: overcast
Yunka Suma 311 km E 1450m alt. 2 hours ago	5° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 23).
Chapilca 317 km S 961m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 170).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 322 km SE 429m alt. 2 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.	0.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered
Vicuña wx 339 km S 696m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 218).
San Antonio wx 348 km ESE 973m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 45).
San Fernando del Valle de 353 km ESE 577m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Dry	Wind obs. (8 kph from 68 degs) was rejected.
La Seren / a Florida Airport 354 km SSW 212m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Shower light rain shower.	Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 210 to 280 degs) (6 kph at 250).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered High: broken
Catamarca Airport 361 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Moderate winds from the ENE (28 kph at 60).	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: broken High: broken
Tucuma / eniente 404 km E 450m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 230 to 290 degs) (7 kph at 260).	7.0 km Low: broken Mid: overcast High: overcast

* 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.