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Copiapo Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile

Issued: 2 pm Wed 30 Sep Local Time

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4 Copiapo Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed night, stormy winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue morning, min -20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun afternoon, gales from the W by Tue morning).
	Wed 30		Thursday 1			Friday 2			Saturday 3			Sunday 4			Monday 5
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	mod. snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	light snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow	mod. snow	heavy snow
Cloud base (m)	6800				9100		6450	4500	4900	5350	6350	5350	4750	4550	4550	4400	4400
km/h	WSW	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	W
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	1	—	2	8	14	12	5	9	18
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-13	-14	-12	-11	-11	-14	-15	-17	-20	-17	-16	-16	-16	-18	-17	-17	-17
min °C	-13	-14	-14	-11	-14	-15	-16	-19	-20	-19	-17	-16	-18	-20	-18	-17	-17
chill °C	-25	-27	-25	-21	-28	-30	-34	-38	-38	-38	-34	-33	-37	-39	-37	-35	-34

Freezing level m	4250	3800	3900	4600	4150	3950	4150	3500	3300	3600	3450	3250	3100	2800	2950	3300	3100

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Copiapo Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Copiapo is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed night, stormy winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Copiapo Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue morning, min -20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun afternoon, gales from the W by Tue morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Copiapo at the specific elevation of 6052 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		Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 210 to 270 degs) (17 kph at 240).	0.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Yunka Suma 311 km E 1450m alt. 47 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Chapilca 317 km S 961m alt. 27 minutes ago	23°C	Dry	Light winds from the WSW (6 kph at 253).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 322 km SE 429m alt. 2 hours ago	28°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 140).	10.0 km Low: scattered
Bella Vista Ambato 334 km ESE 1474m alt. 1 hour ago	18°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).
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. 39 minutes ago	24°C	-	Light winds from the W (14 kph at 265).
San Antonio wx 348 km ESE 973m alt. 51 minutes ago	16°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 0).
San Fernando del Valle de 353 km ESE 577m alt. 52 minutes ago	24°C	Dry	Light winds from the NNW (13 kph at 338).

* 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.