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Copiapo Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile

Issued: 2 pm Thu 08 Oct Local Time

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4 Copiapo Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat morning, min -16°C on Thu night). Mainly stormy winds.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun afternoon, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (gales from the WNW on Sun night, stormy winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).
	Thu 8		Friday 9			Saturday 10			Sunday 11			Monday 12			Tuesday 13
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	heavy snow	mod. snow	light snow	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light snow
Cloud base (m)	7650		7100		7200	6200	6150	4400	4450	5000	5900	5800	6100	5400	7000	6800	6750
km/h	NW	NW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	17	8	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-14	-15	-15	-11	-11	-9	-9	-12	-13	-13	-15	-15	-15	-17	-16	-15	-15
min °C	-14	-16	-16	-11	-11	-10	-10	-13	-14	-14	-17	-16	-16	-18	-17	-16	-17
chill °C	-30	-33	-33	-27	-23	-22	-22	-27	-28	-29	-33	-32	-33	-36	-34	-33	-33

Freezing level m	3800	3450	3450	3850	3600	4000	4300	3650	3400	3850	3300	2950	3550	2700	3000	3450	3100

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Copiapo Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Copiapo is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat morning, min -16°C on Thu night). Mainly stormy winds.

Copiapo Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun afternoon, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (gales from the WNW on Sun night, stormy winds from the WNW by Mon 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. 2 hours ago	18°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Moderate winds from the WSW (20 kph at 240).	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: broken
Yunka Suma 311 km E 1450m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 315).
Chapilca 317 km S 961m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Light winds from the W (8 kph at 267).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 322 km SE 429m alt. 2 hours ago	24°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SE (19 kph at 140).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
LARiojaAero 325 km SE 429m alt. 2 hours ago	24°C	-	Light winds from the SE (19 kph at 140).	40 km Mid: scattered
Bella Vista Ambato 334 km ESE 1474m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	Light rain.	Calm (3 kph at 90).
Vicuña wx 339 km S 696m alt. 25 minutes ago	17°C	-	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 259).
San Antonio wx 348 km ESE 973m alt. 38 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
San Fernando del Valle de 353 km ESE 577m alt. 1 hour ago	21°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 113 degs) was rejected.
La Seren / a Florida Airport 354 km SSW 212m alt. 2 hours ago	16°C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the WNW (15 kph at 300).	10.0 km Low: overcast

* 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.