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Copiapo
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 7 am Mon 10 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 7 am Mon 10 Aug Local Time

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4 Copiapo Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue afternoon, min -21°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (gales from the NW on Tue afternoon, stormy winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri afternoon, min -22°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the NW on Thu morning, extremely windy from the NW by Sat night).
	Monday 10			Tuesday 11			Wednesday 12			Thursday 13			Friday 14			Saturday 15
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	cloudy	snow shwrs	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	light snow	light snow
Cloud base (m)	6900	6550	6150	4350	4400	4350	4350	4400	4400	4400	4400	5550	5500	5400	5050	4800	5200	4450
km/h	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW
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cm	—	—	1	10	25	22	23	41	11	4	5	4	2	2	2	—	1	5
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-16	-16	-17	-16	-15	-17	-17	-18	-20	-18	-18	-18	-18	-17	-18	-20	-20	-21
min °C	-17	-16	-17	-16	-15	-18	-17	-19	-21	-19	-18	-20	-19	-18	-22	-22	-20	-22
chill °C	-34	-33	-34	-33	-30	-35	-34	-38	-39	-37	-35	-39	-38	-36	-42	-42	-41	-44

Freezing level m	4000	3950	3700	3750	3700	3400	3550	3400	2500	3400	3500	3100	3450	3450	2450	3200	3200	2750

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Copiapo Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Copiapo is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue afternoon, min -21°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (gales from the NW on Tue afternoon, stormy winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Copiapo Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri afternoon, min -22°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the NW on Thu morning, extremely windy from the NW by Sat 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. 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
Yunka Suma 311 km E 1450m alt. 2 hours ago	2° C	-	Calm (3 kph at 338).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 322 km SE 429m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the NE (13 kph at 50).	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: scattered
Bella Vista Ambato 334 km ESE 1474m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the N (23 kph at 0).
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. 55 minutes ago	20° C	-	Calm (3 kph at 273).
San Fernando del Valle de 353 km ESE 577m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (13 kph at 90).
La Seren / a Florida Airport 354 km SSW 212m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	No report.	Light winds from the WNW (19 kph at 290).	10.0 km Low: few
Catamarca Airport 361 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Strong winds from the NNE (46 kph at 30).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered

* 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.