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Copiapo
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 7 pm Fri 15 May Local Time
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Issued: 7 pm Fri 15 May 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 Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri night, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed afternoon, min -15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, severe gales from the WNW by Thu afternoon).
		Saturday 16			Sunday 17			Monday 18			Tuesday 19			Wednesday 20			Thursday 21
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	cloudy	cloudy	mod. snow	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
km/h	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	W	W	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-10	-12	-12	-13	-15	-14	-15	-13	-12	-13	-11	-10	-12	-9	-8	-11	-13	-12	-13
min °C	-13	-14	-12	-15	-15	-14	-17	-16	-12	-15	-14	-11	-13	-11	-9	-14	-14	-12	-14
chill °C	-26	-27	-26	-30	-30	-29	-28	-27	-23	-26	-24	-20	-22	-20	-21	-29	-29	-27	-29

Freezing level m	3750	3950	3800	3450	3500	3500	2500	3650	3850	2900	3900	4000	3250	4250	4300	3550	3800	3700	3200
Cloud base (m)	6500	6550	5850	5400	5650				8450	9450			8550			6600	8450	8500

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Copiapo Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Copiapo is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri night, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Copiapo Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed afternoon, min -15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, severe gales from the WNW by Thu 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. 45 minutes ago	14° C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 290 to 350 degs) (13 kph at 320).	10.0 km Low: overcast
Yunka Suma 311 km E 1450m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 315).
Chapilca 317 km S 961m alt. 29 minutes ago	21° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 101).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 322 km SE 429m alt. 45 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 270).	0.0 km
Vicuña wx 339 km S 696m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	-	Calm (5 kph at 240).
San Antonio wx 348 km ESE 973m alt. 55 minutes ago	13° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 45).
San Fernando del Valle de 353 km ESE 577m alt. 32 minutes ago	18° C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 45).
La Seren / a Florida Airport 354 km SSW 212m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 280).	0.0 km
Catamarca Airport 361 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Fresh winds from the NNE (33 kph at 20).	0.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
Puerta Grande wx 380 km ESE 368m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 45).

* 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.