– Lat/Long: 27.30° S 69.13° W

Copiapo Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile

Issued: 8 pm Wed 16 Sep Local Time

Updates in:

hr min s

Update imminent

Issued: 8 pm Wed 16 Sep Local Time

Updates in:

hr min s

Update imminent

4 Copiapo Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed night, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Thu night, moderate winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Sun night).
		Thursday 17			Friday 18			Saturday 19			Sunday 20			Monday 21
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	light snow	heavy snow	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	mod. snow	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	9550		6200	6250	4400	4600	4400	4650	4800	4800	5500	4750	5650	8950	4750	9350
km/h	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	W	WNW	W	W	W	SW	W	NW	SSW
See all weather maps
cm	—	—	2	11	5	7	14	—	6	1	1	1	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-14	-14	-15	-15	-17	-16	-17	-16	-16	-15	-15	-13	-14	-12	-12	-13
min °C	-15	-15	-15	-17	-18	-16	-20	-18	-18	-16	-15	-14	-15	-14	-12	-13
chill °C	-30	-30	-28	-32	-32	-29	-35	-34	-33	-31	-30	-26	-25	-23	-22	-22

Freezing level m	3800	3850	4200	3550	3500	3800	3050	3050	3550	3300	3600	3750	3000	3400	4250	3100

	—	7:31	—	—	7:30	—	—	7:28	—	—	7:28	—	—	7:26	—	—
	—	—	7:30	—	—	7:30	—	—	7:30	—	—	7:30	—	—	7:31	—

Copiapo Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Copiapo is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed night, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Thu night, moderate winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Copiapo Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Sun 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
Desierto Atacama Airport 162 km WSW 204m alt. 3 hours ago	15°C	No report.	Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 200 to 350 degs) (6 kph at 270).	0.0 km
Yunka Suma 311 km E 1450m alt. 37 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 315).
Chapilca 317 km S 961m alt. 1 hour ago	13°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 341).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 322 km SE 429m alt. 3 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 270).	0.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
Bella Vista Ambato 334 km ESE 1474m alt. 1 hour ago	13°C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 0).
Vicuña wx 339 km S 696m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	-	Calm (0 kph at 29).
San Fernando del Valle de 353 km ESE 577m alt. 1 hour ago	21°C	Dry	Light winds from the NNE (6 kph at 23).
La Seren / a Florida Airport 354 km SSW 212m alt. 3 hours ago	14°C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 250 to 310 degs) (6 kph at 290).	10.0 km Low: overcast
Catamarca Airport 361 km ESE 454m alt. 3 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Moderate winds from the NE (20 kph at 50).	0.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 404 km E 563m alt. 3 hours ago	17°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the NNW (6 kph at 340).	9.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken High: 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.