El Plomo
Weather Forecast, Chile

El Plomo Glacier crossing

El Plomo

 

Days 0-3 El Plomo Weather Summary:

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu morning, min -11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Days 3-6 El Plomo Weather Summary:

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
partially cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Wind km/h
10 W10
15 WSW15
5 WNW5
5 WNW5
20 WNW20
20 NW20
30 NW30
45 WNW45
40 NW40
45 NW45
50 WNW50
25 WNW25
30 WNW30
30 W30
10 WNW10
5 W5
15 WSW15
10 NW10
some clouds clear clear clear clear some clouds some clouds some clouds light snow snow shwrs snow shwrs snow shwrs clear clear clear clear clear clear
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - - - 1 5 2 1 - - - - - -
High °C
-5 -5 -6 -4 -4 -5 -6 -6 -8 -10 -10 -13 -10 -9 -11 -9 -8 -11
Low °C
-7 -5 -7 -7 -5 -6 -6 -7 -11 -11 -12 -13 -12 -9 -11 -11 -9 -11
Chill °C
-10 -11 -6 -9 -10 -11 -15 -16 -18 -22 -22 -23 -20 -18 -17 -15 -15 -14
Freezing level m
3350 3800 3550 3450 3950 3700 3550 3700 3250 2650 2950 2550 2700 3300 2900 2850 3400 3000
Sea lvl6000ft12000ft18000ft24000ft30000ft
mountain backdrop
-12-11-12-11-11-11-12-12-14-16-17-19-17-17-18-16-16-17-5-5-6-4-4-5-6-6-8-10-10-13-10-9-11-9-8-1122023111-1-4-4-6-2-1-4-1-1-48979108885331563663151613161714151512101071113912139
Sunrise
8:18 - - 8:18 - - 8:15 - - 8:15 - - 8:14 - - 8:12 - -
Sunset
- 7:12 - - 7:12 - - 7:13 - - 7:14 - - 7:14 - - 7:15 -

Issued local time.

This table gives the weather forecast for El Plomo at the specific elevation of 4500 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of El Plomo. 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Aerodrómo Eulogio Sánchez Airport
35 km SSW
649m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 300).
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
Santiago Quinta Normal
45 km SW
520m alt.
1 hour ago
4.8° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: few
Pudahue / rturo Merino Benítez International Airport
51 km SW
476m alt.
1 hour ago
n/a° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 320 to 080 degs)
(7 kph at 10).
Pudahuel-Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport
52 km SW
476m alt.
1 hour ago
5.3° C
clear
Haze
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 10).
28 km
Mid: scattered
Vina Del Mar
122 km W
141m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 150).

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to El Plomo and within an acceptable time window.

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