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Copiapo Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile

Issued: 2 pm Sat 26 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 2 pm Sat 26 Sep Local Time

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4 Copiapo Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Tue morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu afternoon, min -19°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, severe gales from the WNW by Fri morning).
	Sat 26		Sunday 27			Monday 28			Tuesday 29			Wednesday 30			Thursday 1
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	light snow	light snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Cloud base (m)		7450	7400	6500	6450	5600	5000	5600	4550	5350	5050	6550	5950	4850		9450	8900
km/h	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	WSW	S	S	SSW	SW	W
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cm	—	—	—	—	1	3	13	10	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-8	-10	-9	-9	-10	-11	-12	-14	-17	-17	-18	-16	-16	-17	-14	-12	-13
min °C	-9	-11	-11	-9	-10	-11	-13	-18	-18	-17	-19	-18	-16	-18	-16	-13	-15
chill °C	-22	-24	-25	-23	-24	-26	-28	-34	-31	-31	-32	-32	-29	-27	-26	-23	-30

Freezing level m	4950	4600	4400	4900	4600	4500	4150	3750	3400	4000	3100	3200	3950	3050	3400	4350	3450

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Copiapo Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Copiapo is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Tue morning).

Copiapo Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu afternoon, min -19°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, severe gales from the WNW by Fri 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 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: few Mid: scattered
Yunka Suma 311 km E 1450m alt. 1 hour ago	25°C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 270).
Chapilca 317 km S 961m alt. 48 minutes ago	25°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (8 kph at 273).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 322 km SE 429m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (9 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.	0.0 km
Bella Vista Ambato 334 km ESE 1474m alt. 1 hour ago	29°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
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. 3 hours ago	26°C	-	Light winds from the W (16 kph at 267).
San Fernando del Valle de 353 km ESE 577m alt. 1 hour ago	35°C	Dry	Light winds from the ENE (10 kph at 68).
La Seren / a Florida Airport 354 km SSW 212m alt. 2 hours ago	18°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 230 to 300 degs) (17 kph at 270).	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.