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Copiapo
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 7 am Sat 08 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 7 am Sat 08 Aug Local Time

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4 Copiapo Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat morning, min -18°C on Sat night). Mainly extremely windy.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue morning, min -22°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WNW on Wed night, stormy winds from the WNW by Thu night).
	Saturday 8			Sunday 9			Monday 10			Tuesday 11			Wednesday 12			Thursday 13
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	light snow
Cloud base (m)				7300		9000	7200	7000	6800	4650	4350	4350	4400	4400	4400	4900	4650	4800
km/h	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	15	17	20	21	2	2	4	5
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-16	-16	-17	-16	-16	-16	-16	-16	-16	-16	-16	-16	-17	-19	-21	-17	-16	-16
min °C	-17	-17	-18	-18	-16	-16	-16	-16	-17	-17	-16	-17	-18	-20	-22	-20	-17	-17
chill °C	-35	-35	-36	-37	-34	-33	-33	-34	-35	-34	-33	-35	-35	-37	-40	-37	-35	-34

Freezing level m	3800	3700	3400	3900	3900	3700	4000	4000	3700	3600	3650	3500	3550	3200	2150	3400	3550	3250

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Copiapo Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Copiapo is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat morning, min -18°C on Sat night). Mainly extremely windy.

Copiapo Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue morning, min -22°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WNW on Wed night, stormy winds from the WNW by Thu 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	11° C	No report.	Wind obs. (18 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: overcast
Yunka Suma 311 km E 1450m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Dry	Light winds from the ENE (6 kph at 68).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 322 km SE 429m alt. 2 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SSW (9 kph at 200).	0.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
Bella Vista Ambato 334 km ESE 1474m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Dry	Wind obs. (18 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
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. 47 minutes ago	14° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 323).
San Antonio wx 348 km ESE 973m alt. 3 hours ago	14° C	-
San Fernando del Valle de 353 km ESE 577m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 0).
La Seren / a Florida Airport 354 km SSW 212m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	No report.	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 310).	10.0 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.