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Copiapo Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile

Issued: 8 pm Sun 13 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 8 pm Sun 13 Sep Local Time

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4 Copiapo Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue afternoon, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sun night, gales from the WNW by Wed afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu afternoon, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Fri night).
		Monday 14			Tuesday 15			Wednesday 16			Thursday 17			Friday 18
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)											8750	8900	6700	5650	4350	4600
km/h	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	8	3
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-15	-13	-12	-14	-10	-9	-13	-10	-9	-13	-11	-10	-14	-14	-13	-15
min °C	-17	-16	-12	-15	-13	-11	-14	-13	-10	-14	-13	-11	-15	-15	-14	-17
chill °C	-30	-28	-24	-26	-23	-23	-26	-24	-23	-28	-26	-24	-29	-28	-26	-29

Freezing level m	2550	2750	3950	2700	2950	4250	3050	3100	4300	3050	3050	4250	3200	3300	3650	3150

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Copiapo Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Copiapo is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue afternoon, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sun night, gales from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Copiapo Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu afternoon, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Fri night).

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
Copiapó Universidad de Atacama 121 km WSW 478m alt. 3 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto Atacama Airport 162 km WSW 204m alt. 3 hours ago	11°C	No report.	Wind obs. (18 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.	0.0 km
Yunka Suma 311 km E 1450m alt. 38 minutes ago	2°C	-	Calm (0 kph at 158).
Chapilca 317 km S 961m alt. 39 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 330).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 322 km SE 429m alt. 3 hours ago	8°C	Dry and cloudy.	Calm (2 kph at 140).	10.0 km Low: overcast Mid: overcast
LARiojaAero 325 km SE 429m alt. 2 hours ago	7°C	-	Calm (4 kph at 90).	40 km Mid: overcast
Bella Vista Ambato 334 km ESE 1474m alt. 40 minutes ago	2°C	-	Calm (2 kph at 315).
Vicuña- Parque Los Pimientos 339 km S 644m alt. 3 hours ago		-	Light winds from the ENE (18 kph at 60).
Vicuña wx 339 km S 696m alt. 2 hours ago	9°C	-	Calm (3 kph at 39).
San Fernando del Valle de 353 km ESE 577m alt. 1 hour ago	7°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 203).

* 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.