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Copiapo Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile

Issued: 2 pm Sat 17 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 2 pm Sat 17 Oct Local Time

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4 Copiapo Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, stormy winds from the NW by Tue morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri morning, min -14°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly extremely windy.
	Sat 17		Sunday 18			Monday 19			Tuesday 20			Wednesday 21			Thursday 22
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Cloud base (m)	6250	7050	6300	5950	5750	5600	5750	5750	6050	5750		7050	7000			6450
km/h	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-10	-12	-11	-10	-11	-12	-12	-13	-13	-13	-13	-11	-11	-11	-10	-10	-11
min °C	-10	-13	-12	-10	-14	-14	-12	-14	-14	-14	-14	-12	-11	-12	-11	-10	-12
chill °C	-24	-26	-25	-23	-29	-29	-26	-30	-30	-31	-30	-28	-27	-26	-26	-25	-26

Freezing level m	4200	3350	3850	4100	3850	3700	4050	3700	3500	3800	3550	3600	4050	3650	3900	4250	3850

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Copiapo Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Copiapo is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, stormy winds from the NW by Tue morning).

Copiapo Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri morning, min -14°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly extremely windy.

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.	Wind obs. (18 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered
Yunka Suma 311 km E 1450m alt. 3 hours ago	8°C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 270).
Chapilca 317 km S 961m alt. 50 minutes ago	20°C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 253).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 322 km SE 429m alt. 2 hours ago	17°C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the WSW (9 kph at 250).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: overcast
Bella Vista Ambato 334 km ESE 1474m alt. 37 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 315).
Vicuña- Parque Los Pimientos 339 km S 644m alt. 3 hours ago		-	Light winds from the WSW (18 kph at 240).
Vicuña wx 339 km S 696m alt. 49 minutes ago	21°C	-	Calm (5 kph at 271).
San Antonio wx 348 km ESE 973m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 338).
San Fernando del Valle de 353 km ESE 577m alt. 57 minutes ago	16°C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 68).

* 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.