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Copiapo Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile

Issued: 2 pm Tue 29 Sep Local Time

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4 Copiapo Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, severe gales from the WNW by Fri morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri afternoon, min -21°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (gales from the WNW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the W by Sun night).
	Tue 29		Wednesday 30			Thursday 1			Friday 2			Saturday 3			Sunday 4
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	cloudy	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	heavy snow
Cloud base (m)	6100	6450		6800				9000		7150	4750	5600	6750	6750	5850	5000	5400
km/h	NW	WNW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	WNW	WNW	W
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	—	1	5	5	14
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-15	-17	-14	-12	-13	-12	-10	-11	-14	-15	-18	-20	-17	-15	-16	-15	-16
min °C	-16	-18	-15	-13	-14	-14	-11	-14	-15	-16	-21	-21	-20	-16	-16	-15	-18
chill °C	-32	-34	-28	-26	-25	-25	-22	-28	-30	-34	-39	-39	-39	-32	-32	-32	-37

Freezing level m	4200	3600	3650	4300	3850	3900	4650	4200	3950	4150	3500	3350	3600	3450	3400	3600	3200

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Copiapo Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Copiapo is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, severe gales from the WNW by Fri morning).

Copiapo Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri afternoon, min -21°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (gales from the WNW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the W 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
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		No report.	Moderate winds from the W (24 kph at 260).	0.0 km
Yunka Suma 311 km E 1450m alt. 47 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 338).
Chapilca 317 km S 961m alt. 1 hour ago	23°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 261).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 322 km SE 429m alt. 2 hours ago	24°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (11 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered
LARiojaAero 325 km SE 429m alt. 3 hours ago	24°C	-	Light winds from the E (9 kph at 90).	40 km Mid: mostly cloudy
Bella Vista Ambato 334 km ESE 1474m alt. 57 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Vicuña- Parque Los Pimientos 339 km S 644m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Light winds from the WSW (18 kph at 240).
Vicuña wx 339 km S 696m alt. 1 hour ago	23°C	-	Light winds from the W (13 kph at 269).
San Antonio wx 348 km ESE 973m alt. 47 minutes ago	15°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 158).

* 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.