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Copiapo Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile

Issued: 8 pm Mon 28 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 8 pm Mon 28 Sep Local Time

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4 Copiapo Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Wed night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu night, min -20°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun afternoon).
		Tuesday 29			Wednesday 30			Thursday 1			Friday 2			Saturday 3
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)		5100								9100	8500		4950	6600	6400	7150
km/h	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	SSW	SSW	S	SW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	W
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-16	-15	-15	-17	-14	-13	-13	-11	-10	-11	-13	-15	-17	-19	-19	-16
min °C	-17	-17	-16	-18	-15	-14	-14	-13	-10	-13	-14	-17	-19	-20	-19	-17
chill °C	-31	-30	-31	-32	-28	-25	-21	-22	-20	-27	-29	-35	-37	-38	-37	-35

Freezing level m	3850	3800	4200	3650	3650	4250	4050	4100	4750	4250	4050	4100	3550	3450	3650	3400

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Copiapo Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Copiapo is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Copiapo Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu night, min -20°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu night, extremely windy from the WNW 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. 4 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto Atacama Airport 162 km WSW 204m alt. 4 hours ago	11°C	No report.	Wind obs. (18 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
Yunka Suma 311 km E 1450m alt. 2 hours ago	17°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 45).
Chapilca 317 km S 961m alt. 2 hours ago	13°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 296).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 322 km SE 429m alt. 3 hours ago	21°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Bella Vista Ambato 334 km ESE 1474m alt. 2 hours ago	17°C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 0).
Vicuña- Parque Los Pimientos 339 km S 644m alt. 4 hours ago		-	Light winds from the WSW (18 kph at 240).
Vicuña wx 339 km S 696m alt. 54 minutes ago	12°C	-	Calm (2 kph at 64).
San Antonio wx 348 km ESE 973m alt. 2 hours ago	18°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 68).
San Fernando del Valle de 353 km ESE 577m alt. 1 hour ago	22°C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 270).

* 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.