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Copiapo
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 1 pm Tue 11 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 1 pm Tue 11 Aug Local Time

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4 Copiapo Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue afternoon, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the NW by Wed afternoon).											Days 5–7 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 (gales from the WNW on Fri night, extremely windy from the NW by Sun afternoon).
	Tue 11		Wednesday 12			Thursday 13			Friday 14			Saturday 15			Sunday 16
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Cloud base (m)	4350	4350	4400	4350	4350	4900	4400	5450	7050	4800	4550	4500	4600	4400	4500	4600	4500
km/h	WNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW
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cm	15	25	45	16	8	1	5	4	—	1	2	—	2	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-12	-13	-13	-15	-15	-14	-14	-14	-14	-13	-15	-15	-15	-17	-15	-14	-16
min °C	-12	-14	-14	-16	-17	-15	-14	-15	-16	-13	-17	-17	-16	-18	-16	-15	-19
chill °C	-25	-29	-30	-32	-32	-30	-29	-30	-32	-28	-34	-35	-35	-37	-35	-34	-38

Freezing level m	3800	3550	3500	3300	3150	3500	3550	3200	3500	3550	2450	3300	3200	2400	3150	3100	1850

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Copiapo Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Copiapo is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue afternoon, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Copiapo Weather (Days 3-6):

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 (gales from the WNW on Fri night, extremely windy from the NW by Sun 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
Copiapó Universidad de Atacama 121 km WSW 478m alt. 3 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto Atacama Airport 162 km WSW 204m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	No report.	Light winds from the NNW (18 kph at 330).	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: overcast
Yunka Suma 311 km E 1450m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 315).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 322 km SE 429m alt. 2 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 180).	0.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
Bella Vista Ambato 334 km ESE 1474m alt. 47 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Light winds from the W (11 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. 2 hours ago	17° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 256 degs) was rejected.
San Fernando del Valle de 353 km ESE 577m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Dry	Light winds from the ENE (10 kph at 68).
La Seren / a Florida Airport 354 km SSW 212m alt. 2 hours ago		No report.	Light winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 250 to 350 degs) (7 kph at 310).	0.0 km
Catamarca Airport 361 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Fresh winds from the NE (37 kph at 50).	0.0 km Low: scattered Mid: 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.