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

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4 Copiapo Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the WNW on Wed night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue morning, min -21°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sat afternoon, extremely windy from the NW by Mon morning).
	Wed 12		Thursday 13			Friday 14			Saturday 15			Sunday 16			Monday 17
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	light snow	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	4350	4400	4400	4450	5900	6900	4800	4550	4350	4400	4400	8600	9300				5400
km/h	NW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW
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cm	17	7	6	6	3	—	1	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-19	-20	-18	-17	-18	-17	-17	-18	-19	-19	-20	-18	-17	-20	-17	-16	-16
min °C	-20	-20	-18	-18	-19	-19	-17	-20	-19	-20	-21	-20	-18	-21	-20	-17	-17
chill °C	-39	-38	-35	-35	-37	-37	-35	-40	-40	-42	-43	-41	-38	-42	-40	-36	-36

Freezing level m	3300	2900	3550	3550	3100	3450	3550	2650	3350	3200	2500	3300	3300	1900	3600	3750	3100

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Copiapo Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Copiapo is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the WNW on Wed night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat morning).

Copiapo Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue morning, min -21°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sat afternoon, 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. 4 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto Atacama Airport 162 km WSW 204m alt. 3 hours ago	11° C	No report.	Wind obs. (18 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.	0.0 km
Yunka Suma 311 km E 1450m alt. 58 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 135).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 322 km SE 429m alt. 3 hours ago	13° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the ESE (7 kph at 110).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
Bella Vista Ambato 334 km ESE 1474m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 135).
Vicuña- Parque Los Pimientos 339 km S 644m alt. 4 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (18 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
Vicuña wx 339 km S 696m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	-	Calm (5 kph at 91).
San Fernando del Valle de 353 km ESE 577m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 135).
La Seren / a Florida Airport 354 km SSW 212m alt. 3 hours ago	16° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Moderate winds from the W (26 kph at 270).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered High: scattered
Catamarca Airport 361 km ESE 454m alt. 3 hours ago	13° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the S (17 kph at 180).	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.