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Copiapo Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile

Issued: 2 pm Sat 03 Oct Local Time

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4 Copiapo Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon afternoon, min -18°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sun morning, strong winds from the W by Mon morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue afternoon, min -21°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Tue night, near gales from the WNW by Fri morning).
	Sat 3		Sunday 4			Monday 5			Tuesday 6			Wednesday 7			Thursday 8
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	light snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	light snow	mod. snow	light snow	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	5900	6350	4650	5050	4900	4400	4350	5450	5150	5300	6700	6950	6400	6900	6300	6550
km/h	WSW	W	W	W	W	W	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW
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cm	—	3	7	6	13	3	6	5	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-17	-16	-15	-16	-16	-15	-14	-14	-15	-15	-16	-17	-17	-17	-18	-17	-19
min °C	-18	-17	-17	-17	-17	-16	-15	-17	-16	-17	-18	-17	-17	-18	-18	-18	-21
chill °C	-35	-33	-35	-35	-34	-30	-28	-33	-33	-35	-36	-36	-35	-36	-36	-35	-37

Freezing level m	3550	3550	3150	3450	3250	3300	3800	3250	3750	4000	3600	3500	3750	3450	3400	3850	2550

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Copiapo Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Copiapo is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon afternoon, min -18°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sun morning, strong winds from the W by Mon morning).

Copiapo Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue afternoon, min -21°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Tue night, near gales from the WNW by Fri 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 Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Desierto Atacama Airport 162 km WSW 204m alt. 2 hours ago	18°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SW (15 kph at 220).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken High: broken
Yunka Suma 311 km E 1450m alt. 1 hour ago	19°C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 225).
Chapilca 317 km S 961m alt. 1 hour ago	20°C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 251).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 322 km SE 429m alt. 2 hours ago	31°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: few
Bella Vista Ambato 334 km ESE 1474m alt. 50 minutes ago	20°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 225).
Vicuña wx 339 km S 696m alt. 55 minutes ago	22°C	-	Light winds from the WSW (16 kph at 256).
San Antonio wx 348 km ESE 973m alt. 2 hours ago	24°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 23).
San Fernando del Valle de 353 km ESE 577m alt. 2 hours ago	29°C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 338).
La Seren / a Florida Airport 354 km SSW 212m alt. 2 hours ago	18°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Moderate winds from the WNW (20 kph at 300).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
Catamarca Airport 361 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago	32°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the NW (15 kph at 320).	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.