Copiapo weather
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Copiapo Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile
Issued: 2 am Thu 17 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu morning, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
clear
light snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
9350
6350
4900
4400
4550
4400
4800
4450
5350
5500
5250
5700
5700
5650
9100
9400
km/h
45
WNW
45
WNW
50
NW
35
NW
35
NW
25
NW
40
W
45
WNW
50
W
50
W
30
W
15
W
25
WSW
35
W
20
SW
30
SSW
40
SW
45
SW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
8
3
6
18
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
-9
-10
-12
-13
-12
-13
-13
-12
-12
-10
-9
-11
-7
-7
-8
-6
-5
-8
min °C
-11
-12
-13
-14
-12
-17
-15
-13
-12
-11
-10
-11
-10
-7
-10
-8
-5
-9
 chill °C
-23
-24
-25
-25
-23
-29
-27
-26
-25
-23
-19
-17
-19
-16
-19
-17
-14
-20
Freezing level m
3850
4250
3700
3550
3800
3500
2900
3550
3450
3700
3900
3200
3600
4400
3250
3600
4650
3600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-14-15-16-17-16-19-17-17-16-15-14-14-12-10-12-10-8-11-10-11-13-14-12-15-14-13-12-11-10-11-9-7-9-7-5-9-3-4-6-7-5-9-8-6-7-5-4-6-3-1-5-21-544112-3-21-123-136-1371
Sunrise
7:31
7:30
7:28
7:28
7:26
7:26
Sunset
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:31
7:31

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Copiapo Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Copiapo is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu morning, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Fri night).

Copiapo Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, strong winds from the SW 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 StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Copiapó Universidad de Atacama
121 km WSW
478m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
32
Fresh winds from the SSE
(32 kph at 150).
Desierto Atacama Airport
162 km WSW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (18 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Desierto Atacama Airport
162 km WSW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
0.0 km
Desierto DE Atacama
163 km WSW
199m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
No report.
18
Light winds from the NNW
(18 kph at 330).
311 km E
1450m alt.
48 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3
317 km S
961m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 341).
0
LA Rioj / apt VI
322 km SE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
0.0 km
322 km SE
429m alt.
3 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 230).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
334 km ESE
1474m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 270).
Vicuña- Parque Los Pimientos
339 km S
644m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
No report.
18
Light winds from the ENE
(18 kph at 60).

* 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.

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