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Nevados Ojos del Salado
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 8 pm Sat 08 Aug Local Time
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3 Nevados Ojos del Salado Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue night, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed night, gales from the WNW by Fri morning).
		Sunday 9			Monday 10			Tuesday 11			Wednesday 12			Thursday 13
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	mod. snow	light snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	cloudy	light snow	mod. snow	mod. snow
Cloud base (m)	7150	6800	7300	7200	6950	6900	5750	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5400	6400	5350	5350
km/h	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	NW	WNW	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	5	7	11	10	17	—	4	8	8
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-10	-9	-8	-8	-8	-7	-9	-8	-8	-8	-11	-11	-12	-9	-9	-10
min °C	-11	-11	-8	-9	-9	-8	-9	-9	-8	-11	-11	-14	-15	-11	-9	-11
chill °C	-25	-25	-22	-22	-22	-21	-22	-21	-19	-24	-24	-28	-29	-24	-22	-25

Freezing level m	3500	3400	3950	3800	3750	4050	3700	3650	3900	3650	3400	3450	2200	3050	3700	3450

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

The weather forecast for Nevados Ojos del Salado is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue night, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed night, gales from the WNW by Fri 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 Atacama Airport 222 km WSW 204m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	No report.	Wind obs. (18 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.	0.0 km
Yunka Suma 254 km E 1450m alt. 57 minutes ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 315).
Bella Vista Ambato 286 km ESE 1474m alt. 3 hours ago	8° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the N (21 kph at 0).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	0.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 51 minutes ago	14° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (8 kph at 0).
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: few
Puerta Grande wx 328 km ESE 368m alt. 2 hours ago	29° C	-
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 343 km E 563m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the ESE (11 kph at 110).	9.0 km Low: no significant cloud Mid: broken
Vicuña- Parque Los Pimientos 386 km S 644m alt. 3 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (18 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.

* 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.