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Copiapo
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 1 am Tue 11 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 1 am Tue 11 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 (near gales from the NW on Tue afternoon, stormy winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri morning, min -23°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WNW on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the NW by Sun afternoon).
	Tuesday 11			Wednesday 12			Thursday 13			Friday 14			Saturday 15			Sunday 16
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	cloudy	light snow	light snow	cloudy	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	mod. snow
Cloud base (m)	4350	4350	4450	4400	4350	4400	6150	4700	4900	6100	4850	4500	4600	4450	4950	4400	4350	4400
km/h	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW
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cm	10	14	14	22	36	12	—	2	3	—	1	1	—	2	1	2	4	6
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-16	-15	-17	-17	-18	-20	-18	-17	-18	-17	-17	-19	-19	-19	-21	-22	-21	-20
min °C	-17	-16	-17	-17	-18	-21	-20	-18	-19	-19	-18	-20	-20	-20	-23	-23	-22	-23
chill °C	-34	-32	-33	-34	-36	-40	-37	-35	-36	-37	-35	-39	-40	-41	-46	-46	-45	-46

Freezing level m	3750	3800	3450	3600	3400	2700	3450	3550	3150	3500	3500	2650	3350	3250	2300	2900	2800	2200

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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 (near gales from the NW on Tue afternoon, stormy winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Copiapo Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri morning, min -23°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WNW on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the NW by Sun afternoon).

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	8° C	No report.	Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto Atacama Airport 162 km WSW 204m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	No report.	Wind obs. (18 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.	0.0 km
Yunka Suma 311 km E 1450m alt. 38 minutes ago	2° C	-	Calm (3 kph at 248).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 322 km SE 429m alt. 2 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SSW (9 kph at 200).	0.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
Bella Vista Ambato 334 km ESE 1474m alt. 57 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 0).
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. 42 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (11 kph at 45).
La Seren / a Florida Airport 354 km SSW 212m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	No report.	Calm (4 kph at 70).	10.0 km
Catamarca Airport 361 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Strong winds from the NNE (43 kph at 30).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 404 km E 563m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the NNE (9 kph at 20).	8.0 km Low: overcast 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.