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Copiapo
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 1 pm Thu 13 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 1 pm Thu 13 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 Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (gales from the WNW on Thu night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat afternoon).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed morning, min -28°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Tue night).
	Thu 13		Friday 14			Saturday 15			Sunday 16			Monday 17			Tuesday 18
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	mod. snow	mod. snow	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	4400	4600	6550	5500	4450	4400	5100	8800	9350			4600		4400	4450	5100
km/h	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	SSE
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cm	10	7	1	1	2	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	2	1	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-17	-18	-17	-17	-18	-19	-19	-19	-18	-17	-21	-21	-21	-25	-26	-26	-25
min °C	-18	-19	-18	-17	-20	-19	-20	-20	-19	-18	-22	-23	-22	-28	-28	-26	-28
chill °C	-35	-36	-36	-35	-40	-39	-42	-42	-40	-38	-45	-46	-45	-47	-49	-48	-43

Freezing level m	3550	3250	3450	3550	2750	3400	3250	2800	3350	3300	2350	3200	2950	2300	2600	2550	1200

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Copiapo Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Copiapo is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (gales from the WNW on Thu night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Copiapo Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed morning, min -28°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Tue night).

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. 1 hour 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 cloudy.	Light winds from the NW (17 kph at 320).	9.0 km Low: scattered Mid: overcast High: overcast
Yunka Suma 311 km E 1450m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Dry	Calm (2 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 SE (7 kph at 140).	0.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Bella Vista Ambato 334 km ESE 1474m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Dry	Light winds from the S (8 kph at 180).
Vicuña- Parque Los Pimientos 339 km S 644m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Wind obs. (18 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
San Fernando del Valle de 353 km ESE 577m alt. 43 minutes ago	17° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 68).
La Seren / a Florida Airport 354 km SSW 212m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the W (17 kph at 270).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered High: broken
Catamarca Airport 361 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 230).	0.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 404 km E 563m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 030 to 180 degs) (7 kph at 110).	10.0 km Low: few

* 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.