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Copiapo
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 1 am Wed 12 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 1 am Wed 12 Aug Local Time

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4 Copiapo Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed morning, min -21°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (gales from the WNW on Wed night, extremely windy from the WNW by Fri night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon afternoon, min -21°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sat night, extremely windy from the NW by Mon morning).
	Wednesday 12			Thursday 13			Friday 14			Saturday 15			Sunday 16			Monday 17
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	light snow	light snow	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	4400	4400	4400	4400	4500	5850	5600	4700	4500	4700	4500	4350	8150		8250
km/h	NW	NW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW
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cm	45	18	6	8	5	4	—	1	2	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-17	-19	-20	-17	-17	-18	-17	-17	-19	-19	-19	-19	-18	-18	-21	-18	-17	-19
min °C	-17	-20	-21	-18	-18	-19	-19	-17	-21	-20	-20	-20	-19	-19	-21	-21	-17	-21
chill °C	-33	-39	-38	-35	-35	-37	-37	-35	-41	-40	-42	-41	-40	-40	-42	-42	-37	-43

Freezing level m	3550	3300	3000	3450	3550	3200	3500	3500	2500	3350	3200	2600	3200	3100	1750	3450	3500	2200

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Copiapo Weather (Days 0-3):

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

Copiapo Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon afternoon, min -21°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sat night, extremely windy from the NW by Mon 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
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	No report.	Light winds from the NNW (18 kph at 330).	Low: few Mid: broken High: overcast
Yunka Suma 311 km E 1450m alt. 1 hour ago	-1° C	-	Calm (3 kph at 135).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 322 km SE 429m alt. 3 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 270).	0.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
Bella Vista Ambato 334 km ESE 1474m alt. 1 hour ago	1° C	-	Calm (3 kph at 270).
Vicuña- Parque Los Pimientos 339 km S 644m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Light winds from the ENE (18 kph at 60).
Vicuña wx 339 km S 696m alt. 51 minutes ago	13° C	-	Strong winds from the E (39 kph at 85).
San Fernando del Valle de 353 km ESE 577m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 45).
La Seren / a Florida Airport 354 km SSW 212m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the NW (15 kph at 310).	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: overcast
Catamarca Airport 361 km ESE 454m alt. 3 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Moderate winds from the NE (26 kph at 40).	0.0 km Low: scattered Mid: overcast

* 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.