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Nevados Ojos del Salado
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 8 pm Thu 13 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 8 pm Thu 13 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 Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (gales from the WNW on Thu night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed afternoon, min -22°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue night).
		Friday 14			Saturday 15			Sunday 16			Monday 17			Tuesday 18
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	mod. snow	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	cloudy	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	5350	5400	5550	5400	5350	5350	5350	9300	5550	5350	5400	5350	5450	5350	5550	5350
km/h	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	WSW
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cm	9	1	2	2	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	3	2	2	2	3
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-10	-10	-10	-11	-12	-12	-13	-12	-11	-14	-12	-13	-14	-16	-17	-20
min °C	-12	-11	-10	-13	-13	-12	-15	-15	-12	-16	-15	-14	-17	-17	-17	-22
chill °C	-26	-25	-24	-28	-29	-29	-32	-32	-28	-34	-32	-31	-33	-33	-34	-34

Freezing level m	3400	3100	3500	2800	2900	3400	2750	2250	3400	2600	2450	3300	2900	2650	2800	1650

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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 Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu night, min -15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (gales from the WNW on Thu night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed afternoon, min -22°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue 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
Desierto de Atacama Airport 224 km WSW 197m alt. 2 hours ago		Light rain .	Light winds from the NNW (9 kph at 330).	1.5 km Mid: mostly cloudy
Bella Vista Ambato 286 km ESE 1474m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 315).
hy2c289E27S 289 km WSW 15m alt. 3 hours ago			Light winds from the SE (7 kph at 142).	- km
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 270).	0.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
hy2c289E26S 301 km W 15m alt. 3 hours ago			Calm (4 kph at 180).	- km
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Dry	Light winds from the NNE (8 kph at 23).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Moderate winds from the NNE (28 kph at 30).	0.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
hy2c288E27S 327 km WSW 15m alt. 3 hours ago			Calm (3 kph at 195).	- km
hy2c288E26S 336 km W 15m alt. 3 hours ago			Calm (2 kph at 208).	- km
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 343 km E 563m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the NE (11 kph at 50).	8.0 km Low: scattered

* 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.