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Copiapo
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 1 pm Thu 16 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 1 pm Thu 16 Jul Local Time

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4 Copiapo Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Thu night, stormy winds from the WNW by Sat night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun afternoon, min -21°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun night, extremely windy from the WNW by Tue night).
	Thu 16		Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	light snow	light snow	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	some clouds	snow shwrs	mod. snow	light snow	light snow	light snow
km/h	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
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cm	—	1	3	3	20	15	18	28	6	7	7	—	1	7	3	2	2
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-17	-17	-18	-18	-18	-20	-20	-20	-18	-16	-16	-16	-16	-17	-19	-19	-19
min °C	-17	-18	-18	-18	-19	-20	-20	-20	-18	-17	-19	-18	-17	-20	-20	-19	-21
chill °C	-38	-40	-40	-40	-42	-43	-42	-39	-39	-38	-42	-40	-37	-41	-41	-40	-42

Freezing level m	3450	3050	3100	3100	2950	3000	3150	3100	3100	3200	2700	2950	3100	2850	3150	3000	2750
Cloud base (m)	6150	5300	4400	4400	4350	4350	4400	4350	4400	4350	4600		4550	4700	4600	5200	5200

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	6:00	—	—	6:00	—	—	6:00	—	—	6:00	—	—	6:01	—	—	6:01	—

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 Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Thu night, stormy winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Copiapo Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun afternoon, min -21°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun night, extremely windy from the WNW by Tue 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	8° C	No report.	Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto Atacama Airport 162 km WSW 204m alt. 3 hours ago	11° C	No report.	Light winds from the NNW (18 kph at 330).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
Chapilca 317 km S 961m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 319).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 322 km SE 429m alt. 3 hours ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 0).	0.0 km
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. 58 minutes ago	19° C	-	Moderate winds from the WNW (23 kph at 301).
San Antonio wx 348 km ESE 973m alt. 55 minutes ago	30° C	Dry	Wind obs. (10 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
San Fernando del Valle de 353 km ESE 577m alt. 1 hour ago	28° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 158).
La Seren / a Florida Airport 354 km SSW 212m alt. 3 hours ago	15° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the WSW (9 kph at 250).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered High: broken
Catamarca Airport 361 km ESE 454m alt. 3 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 230).	0.0 km Low: broken 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.