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Nevados Ojos del Salado
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 2 pm Wed 02 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 2 pm Wed 02 Sep Local Time

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3 Nevados Ojos del Salado Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed afternoon, min -12°C on Fri night). Mainly gales.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WNW on Sat night, stormy winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).
	Wed 2		Thursday 3			Friday 4			Saturday 5			Sunday 6			Monday 7
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	mod. snow
Cloud base (m)				6550		7300	7200	7200	7050	6800	6750	6400	6300	6000	5900	6300	6050
km/h	W	W	W	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-6	-5	-5	-9	-8	-7	-11	-10	-9	-12	-9	-9	-13	-10	-9	-10
min °C	-5	-7	-7	-6	-10	-10	-8	-12	-12	-10	-13	-11	-10	-13	-12	-10	-13
chill °C	-16	-19	-19	-17	-23	-23	-21	-26	-26	-23	-27	-25	-24	-27	-27	-24	-28

Freezing level m	4400	3600	3600	4200	3350	3350	4050	3150	3150	3800	3150	2950	3700	2800	2950	3750	3100

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Nevados Ojos del Salado Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Nevados Ojos del Salado is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed afternoon, min -12°C on Fri night). Mainly gales.

Nevados Ojos del Salado Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WNW on Sat night, stormy winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Nevados Ojos del Salado at the specific elevation of 5000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Nevados Ojos del Salado. 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 183 km WSW 478m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto Atacama Airport 222 km WSW 204m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	No report.	Light winds from the NNW (18 kph at 330).	0.0 km
Yunka Suma 254 km E 1450m alt. 45 minutes ago	16°C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 0).
Bella Vista Ambato 286 km ESE 1474m alt. 56 minutes ago	21°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Light winds from the S (9 kph at 180).	0.0 km Low: few
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 49 minutes ago	27°C	Dry	Light winds from the ENE (6 kph at 68).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Moderate winds from the NE (22 kph at 50).	0.0 km
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 343 km E 563m alt. 2 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the E (19 kph at 90).	0.0 km Low: no significant cloud Mid: broken High: overcast
Chapilca 363 km S 961m alt. 49 minutes ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 249).
Vicuña- Parque Los Pimientos 386 km S 644m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Light winds from the WSW (18 kph at 240).

* 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.