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Copiapo
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 7 pm Sat 08 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 Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Mon afternoon, min -19°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun morning, near gales from the NW by Tue afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri afternoon, min -21°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the NW on Wed night, stormy winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).
		Sunday 9			Monday 10			Tuesday 11			Wednesday 12			Thursday 13
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	light snow	mod. snow	light snow
Cloud base (m)				7200	7050	7000	6200	4350	4350	4450	4350	4400	4750	4450	4500	4850
km/h	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	10	12	11	11	20	—	4	6	3
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-18	-16	-16	-16	-16	-15	-17	-16	-15	-16	-19	-19	-20	-16	-16	-16
min °C	-19	-18	-16	-17	-16	-16	-17	-17	-16	-18	-19	-21	-21	-17	-16	-17
chill °C	-38	-37	-34	-34	-33	-33	-34	-34	-32	-36	-37	-38	-38	-34	-34	-34

Freezing level m	3350	3900	3900	3700	4050	4000	3800	3700	3650	3500	3550	3100	2250	3650	3600	3300

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Copiapo Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Copiapo is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Mon afternoon, min -19°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun morning, near gales from the NW by Tue afternoon).

Copiapo Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri afternoon, min -21°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (near gales from the NW on Wed night, stormy winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

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	12° C	No report.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.	0.0 km
Yunka Suma 311 km E 1450m alt. 2 hours ago	2° C	-	Calm (3 kph at 0).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 322 km SE 429m alt. 2 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	0.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
Vicuña- Parque Los Pimientos 339 km S 644m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (18 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
Vicuña wx 339 km S 696m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 67).
San Fernando del Valle de 353 km ESE 577m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (10 kph at 0).
LA Serena 354 km SSW 142m alt. 5 hours ago	9° C	No report.	Light winds from the W (11 kph at 270).
La Seren / a Florida Airport 354 km SSW 212m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Light winds from the E (9 kph at 90).	0.0 km
Catamarca Airport 361 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Moderate winds from the NE (28 kph at 50).	0.0 km Low: few

* 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.