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Copiapo Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile

Issued: 2 pm Tue 13 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 2 pm Tue 13 Oct 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 night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu morning, min -20°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the W by Thu night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Sat night, stormy winds from the NW by Mon morning).
	Tue 13		Wednesday 14			Thursday 15			Friday 16			Saturday 17			Sunday 18
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	heavy snow	light snow	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	light snow	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	7100	7850	6900	6200	4800	4400	5000	6850	5050	5000	4800	4700			6400	6800
km/h	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WNW	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	1	14	3	—	1	2	2	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-19	-19	-16	-16	-17	-14	-14	-16	-14	-14	-14	-14	-13	-14	-13	-13	-15
min °C	-20	-20	-18	-17	-18	-17	-14	-16	-15	-14	-15	-15	-13	-16	-16	-14	-17
chill °C	-40	-39	-35	-34	-35	-35	-30	-31	-30	-30	-32	-31	-28	-30	-31	-29	-35

Freezing level m	3450	2850	3350	3800	3300	3200	4100	3350	3800	4050	3750	3650	4300	3250	3700	4450	4000

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	7:43	—	—	7:43	—	—	7:44	—	—	7:44	—	—	7:45	—	—	7:45	—

Copiapo Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Copiapo is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu morning, min -20°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the W by Thu night).

Copiapo Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Sat night, stormy winds from the NW by Mon 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.	Wind obs. (18 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: overcast
Yunka Suma 311 km E 1450m alt. 55 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 225).
Chapilca 317 km S 961m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 30).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 322 km SE 429m alt. 2 hours ago	19°C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 230).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: overcast
Bella Vista Ambato 334 km ESE 1474m alt. 1 hour ago	10°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 0).
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. 42 minutes ago	11°C	-	Calm (0 kph at 165).
San Antonio wx 348 km ESE 973m alt. 56 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 158).
San Fernando del Valle de 353 km ESE 577m alt. 1 hour ago	18°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 90).

* 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.