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Copiapo
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 1 pm Fri 14 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 1 pm Fri 14 Aug Local Time

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4 Copiapo Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri afternoon, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WNW on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the NW by Sat afternoon).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu morning, min -23°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).
	Fri 14		Saturday 15			Sunday 16			Monday 17			Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	mod. snow	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	4950	4350	4550	4600	8950				4750		4400	4350	4950	4400
km/h	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	ESE	SE	S	SSW
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cm	2	2	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	5	3	6	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-13	-15	-15	-15	-16	-14	-14	-17	-16	-16	-18	-19	-19	-21	-20	-14	-16
min °C	-14	-17	-16	-16	-17	-17	-15	-19	-18	-16	-21	-20	-20	-23	-23	-17	-17
chill °C	-30	-35	-34	-35	-36	-36	-33	-39	-37	-35	-41	-37	-39	-36	-36	-27	-31

Freezing level m	3600	2700	3450	3300	2600	3400	3400	2550	3400	3250	1550	2900	2950	2050	2550	2750	1900

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Copiapo Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Copiapo is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri afternoon, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WNW on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Copiapo Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu morning, min -23°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue 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. 1 hour ago		-	Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto de Atacama Airport 164 km WSW 197m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the WSW (17 kph at 250).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered High: overcast
Yunka Suma 311 km E 1450m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 45).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 322 km SE 429m alt. 2 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SE (7 kph at 140).	0.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
Bella Vista Ambato 334 km ESE 1474m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Dry	Wind obs. (8 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Vicuña- Parque Los Pimientos 339 km S 644m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Wind obs. (18 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
Vicuña wx 339 km S 696m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 278).
San Fernando del Valle de 353 km ESE 577m alt. 55 minutes ago	14° C	Dry	Light winds from the ENE (8 kph at 68).
La Seren / a Florida Airport 354 km SSW 212m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 260).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken High: overcast
Catamarca Airport 361 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago	19° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Fresh winds from the NE (30 kph at 50).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered

* 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.