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Copiapo
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 7 am Sat 18 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 7 am Sat 18 Jul Local Time

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4 Copiapo Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sat night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu morning, min -21°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the W by Thu night).
	Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	light snow	heavy snow	light snow	light snow	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy
Cloud base (m)	4400	4350	4350	4650	4400	4400	4600	4550	4350	4400	4400	4700	6450	5800	5650	6950	6750	6100
km/h	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	W	W
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cm	25	26	39	6	6	9	1	4	13	2	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-16	-15	-16	-16	-16	-15	-15	-15	-16	-17	-18	-20	-17	-16	-17	-13	-13	-14
min °C	-17	-17	-17	-17	-16	-17	-17	-15	-17	-17	-19	-21	-20	-16	-17	-17	-13	-15
chill °C	-36	-36	-36	-37	-36	-37	-37	-34	-36	-36	-38	-38	-37	-32	-32	-32	-26	-29

Freezing level m	3050	3000	3000	3050	3050	2650	2800	3100	2750	2850	2650	2050	2850	3150	2600	3400	3150	3000

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Copiapo Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Copiapo is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sat night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Copiapo Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu morning, min -21°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the W by Thu 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
Desierto Atacama Airport 162 km WSW 204m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	No report.	Calm (4 kph at 1).	0.0 km
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 322 km SE 429m alt. 2 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SW (11 kph at 230).	0.0 km Low: few
Vicuña wx 339 km S 696m alt. 51 minutes ago	11° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 263).
San Fernando del Valle de 353 km ESE 577m alt. 31 minutes ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 293).
La Seren / a Florida Airport 354 km SSW 212m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	Light rain .	Fresh winds from the NW (37 kph at 310).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered High: overcast
Catamarca Airport 361 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago		Dry and cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 320).	0.0 km Low: overcast Mid: overcast
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 404 km E 563m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.	8.0 km Low: no significant cloud Mid: few High: overcast
La Hoyada wx 424 km ENE 1146m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Dry	Wind obs. (8 kph from 113 degs) was rejected.
Antofagasta Airpor / erro Moreno 449 km NW 710m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SSW (9 kph at 200).	10.0 km Low: broken
Salta Airport 456 km NE 691m alt. 2 hours ago	27° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Fresh winds from the N.(Wind varies from 320 to 050 degs) (30 kph at 350).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered High: few

* 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.