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Copiapo
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 1 pm Sun 12 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 1 pm Sun 12 Jul 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 -9°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun night, severe gales from the NW by Wed morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed afternoon, min -19°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WNW on Wed night, extremely windy from the WNW by Fri afternoon).
	Sun 12		Monday 13			Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	light snow	heavy snow
km/h	SW	W	W	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-9	-10	-10	-10	-11	-12	-12	-13	-15	-15	-16	-18	-18	-17	-17	-17	-17
min °C	-9	-10	-11	-10	-12	-12	-12	-15	-16	-16	-18	-19	-18	-18	-18	-18	-18
chill °C	-19	-20	-22	-21	-24	-24	-26	-30	-32	-33	-37	-39	-39	-40	-40	-41	-40

Freezing level m	4850	4650	4800	4800	4450	4550	4450	3900	4100	3950	3650	3650	3400	3050	3050	3000	2950
Cloud base (m)	9450	9400		9650				8750		7100	6250	6200	6000	5500	4400	4400	5150

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Copiapo Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Copiapo is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun night, severe gales from the NW by Wed morning).

Copiapo Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed afternoon, min -19°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WNW on Wed night, extremely windy from the WNW by Fri 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. 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 Mid: scattered High: overcast
Yunka Suma 311 km E 1450m alt. 59 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 45).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 322 km SE 429m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 0).	0.0 km Low: few
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. 1 hour ago	16° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 253).
San Antonio wx 348 km ESE 973m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 23).
San Fernando del Valle de 353 km ESE 577m alt. 52 minutes ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 270).
La Seren / a Florida Airport 354 km SSW 212m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 270).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: overcast
Catamarca Airport 361 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the S (6 kph at 190).	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.