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Nevados Ojos del Salado
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 2 am Wed 19 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 2 am Wed 19 Aug Local Time

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3 Nevados Ojos del Salado Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -17°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Fri morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat morning, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Mon morning, strong winds from the W by Mon night).
	Wednesday 19			Thursday 20			Friday 21			Saturday 22			Sunday 23			Monday 24
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Cloud base (m)	5600	6000										6400	5350	5350	5400	5450	5350	5500
km/h	SSE	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	WSW	WSW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-15	-12	-11	-7	-6	-8	-6	-6	-8	-6	-6	-9	-8	-8	-10	-8	-7	-8
min °C	-17	-13	-13	-10	-7	-9	-9	-7	-8	-8	-8	-10	-9	-9	-12	-11	-8	-9
chill °C	-27	-24	-24	-20	-14	-18	-16	-15	-16	-17	-18	-20	-20	-19	-23	-20	-18	-19

Freezing level m	2450	3050	2750	3150	4150	3500	3450	4200	3550	3550	4150	3250	3600	3900	3100	2950	3750	3050

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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 well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -17°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat morning, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Mon morning, strong winds from the W by Mon night).

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. 2 hours ago	8° C	No report.	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. 1 hour ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 23).
Bella Vista Ambato 286 km ESE 1474m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 315).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 3 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.	0.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 50 minutes ago	10° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 68).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 3 hours ago	10° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the NE (15 kph at 50).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 343 km E 563m alt. 3 hours ago	8° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).	9.0 km Low: broken Mid: broken High: overcast
Vicuña- Parque Los Pimientos 386 km S 644m alt. 2 hours ago	3° C	No report.	Light winds from the ENE (18 kph at 60).
Vicuña wx 386 km S 696m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	-	Calm (3 kph at 24).

* 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.