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Nevados Ojos del Salado
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 8 pm Sun 06 Sep Local Time
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3 Nevados Ojos del Salado Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon afternoon, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (gales from the WNW on Sun night, extremely windy from the WNW by Tue morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat afternoon, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Thu night, near gales from the WNW by Sat morning).
		Monday 7			Tuesday 8			Wednesday 9			Thursday 10			Friday 11
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	clear	clear	snow shwrs	mod. snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	some clouds	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)		5800	7950	5800	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5450	5400	5550	5400
km/h	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	4	8	9	17	5	3	4	4	4	4	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-12	-11	-10	-12	-10	-10	-11	-12	-12	-13	-13	-13	-16	-14	-13	-17
min °C	-13	-13	-11	-14	-11	-10	-12	-13	-12	-14	-14	-14	-18	-17	-15	-17
chill °C	-28	-28	-26	-30	-26	-26	-27	-28	-27	-29	-29	-30	-35	-35	-31	-33

Freezing level m	2850	2850	3600	2850	3500	3700	3400	3200	3350	3050	2950	3250	2100	1800	3050	1950

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

The weather forecast for Nevados Ojos del Salado is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon afternoon, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (gales from the WNW on Sun night, extremely windy from the WNW by Tue morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat afternoon, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Thu night, near gales from the WNW by Sat morning).

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. 3 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto de Atacama Airport 224 km WSW 197m alt. 2 hours ago	15°C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 310).	0.0 km Low: overcast Mid: overcast
Yunka Suma 254 km E 1450m alt. 31 minutes ago	0°C	-	Calm (2 kph at 68).
Bella Vista Ambato 286 km ESE 1474m alt. 2 hours ago	0°C	-	Calm (3 kph at 135).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago	8°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 31 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Light winds from the NNE (13 kph at 23).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Moderate winds from the NE (22 kph at 50).	0.0 km Low: scattered Mid: overcast
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 343 km E 563m alt. 2 hours ago	8°C	Dry and cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 130).	9.0 km Low: overcast Mid: overcast High: overcast
Chapilca 363 km S 961m alt. 30 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 25).
Vicuña- Parque Los Pimientos 386 km S 644m alt. 3 hours 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.