Copiapo weather
– Lat/Long: 27.30° S 69.13° W

Copiapo
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 1 pm Fri 17 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon morning, min -21°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon afternoon, min -22°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Mon afternoon, severe gales from the W by Thu morning).

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4350
4350
4400
4400
4350
4400
4350
4350
4400
4450
4400
4400
4500
6350
6100
5850
5700
km/h
180
WNW
145
WNW
135
WNW
110
WNW
110
WNW
145
WNW
145
WNW
150
WNW
155
WNW
140
WNW
140
WNW
140
W
105
WNW
100
W
105
W
110
W
90
W
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Snowflake cm
6
33
25
38
41
13
8
18
1
1
5
1
 mm
max °C
-18
-20
-20
-20
-20
-18
-18
-19
-17
-17
-19
-20
-20
-20
-18
-18
-19
min °C
-19
-20
-20
-20
-21
-20
-19
-20
-18
-18
-21
-20
-21
-22
-20
-18
-20
 chill °C
-42
-43
-42
-40
-42
-41
-41
-42
-40
-39
-44
-42
-42
-42
-40
-37
-39
Freezing level m
3050
2950
3150
3200
3100
3100
3150
2750
2800
3000
2800
2800
2650
2500
3200
3100
2800
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-19-20-20-20-21-19-19-20-18-18-20-20-21-21-19-18-20-15-17-16-16-17-16-15-16-15-14-16-17-17-18-16-15-17-9-10-10-9-10-10-9-10-10-9-10-11-11-13-10-8-11-3-4-3-3-3-3-2-4-5-3-4-5-5-7-4-2-5
Sunrise
7:24
7:24
7:22
7:22
7:22
Sunset
6:00
6:00
6:00
6:01
6:01
6:02

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Copiapo Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Copiapo is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon morning, min -21°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat night).

Copiapo Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon afternoon, min -22°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Mon afternoon, severe gales from the W by Thu 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 StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Copiapó Universidad de Atacama
121 km WSW
478m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto Atacama Airport
162 km WSW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
partially cloudy
No report.
18
Light winds from the NNW
(18 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
311 km E
1450m alt.
50 minutes ago
19° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 293).
21
322 km SE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Low: few
Vicuña- Parque Los Pimientos
339 km S
644m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (18 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
339 km S
696m alt.
45 minutes ago
12° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 264).
0
348 km ESE
973m alt.
1 hour ago
17° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 23).
3
353 km ESE
577m alt.
48 minutes ago
19° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 315).
6
354 km SSW
212m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
22
Moderate winds from the NNW
(22 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
361 km ESE
454m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
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.

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