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Copiapo
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 1 pm Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 1 pm Wed 26 Aug 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 Wed afternoon, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the W on Wed night, extremely windy from the WNW by Fri afternoon).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue morning, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sat afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Tue morning).
	Wed 26		Thursday 27			Friday 28			Saturday 29			Sunday 30			Monday 31
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)		5950	6500	8950	6100					7150	6650	6150	5100
km/h	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	WSW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-9	-13	-11	-11	-13	-12	-11	-13	-12	-12	-13	-15	-15	-15	-11	-9	-10
min °C	-10	-13	-12	-12	-13	-13	-12	-13	-13	-12	-14	-15	-15	-16	-14	-9	-11
chill °C	-25	-29	-28	-29	-30	-31	-30	-30	-30	-29	-32	-33	-33	-33	-29	-22	-24

Freezing level m	4050	3500	3950	3800	3350	3700	3550	3350	3700	3600	3350	3400	3150	2700	3400	3700	2850

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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 Wed afternoon, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the W on Wed night, extremely windy from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Copiapo Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue morning, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sat afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Tue morning).

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 de Atacama Airport 164 km WSW 197m alt. 2 hours ago	16°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SW (17 kph at 230).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Yunka Suma 311 km E 1450m alt. 44 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 23 degs) was rejected.
Chapilca 317 km S 961m alt. 51 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 296).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 322 km SE 429m alt. 2 hours ago	26°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 90).	10.0 km Low: scattered
Bella Vista Ambato 334 km ESE 1474m alt. 1 hour ago	17°C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 270).
Vicuña- Parque Los Pimientos 339 km S 644m alt. 3 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (18 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
Vicuña wx 339 km S 696m alt. 1 hour ago	13°C	-	Calm (2 kph at 253).
San Fernando del Valle de 353 km ESE 577m alt. 1 hour ago	23°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 270).
La Seren / a Florida Airport 354 km SSW 212m alt. 2 hours ago	15°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the WNW (13 kph at 290).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken

* 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.