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Nevados Ojos del Salado Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile

Issued: 8 pm Tue 29 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 Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, severe gales from the WNW by Fri afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun morning, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WNW on Sat morning, stormy winds from the W by Mon morning).
		Wednesday 30			Thursday 1			Friday 2			Saturday 3			Sunday 4
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	heavy snow	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow
Cloud base (m)	5500		6450		8900		9150		5850	5350	5350	5450	5550	5400	5350	5350
km/h	WNW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	WNW	WNW	W
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	4	1	2	6	12	18
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-10	-7	-6	-8	-5	-4	-6	-7	-7	-10	-12	-10	-11	-9	-10	-11
min °C	-12	-10	-7	-9	-7	-5	-8	-8	-9	-12	-12	-11	-12	-11	-10	-13
chill °C	-25	-20	-16	-18	-14	-13	-18	-19	-23	-26	-25	-26	-26	-25	-24	-28

Freezing level m	3000	3350	4050	3500	3850	4400	3850	3800	4100	3500	3300	3500	2650	3200	3500	2900

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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 Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, severe gales from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun morning, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WNW on Sat morning, stormy winds from the W by Mon 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. 1 hour ago		-	Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto Atacama Airport 222 km WSW 204m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	No report.	Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.	0.0 km
Yunka Suma 254 km E 1450m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Bella Vista Ambato 286 km ESE 1474m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	-	Calm (3 kph at 0).
San Antonio wx 297 km ESE 973m alt. 1 hour ago	14°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 45).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago	19°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	8.0 km Low: broken Mid: scattered
LARiojaAero 303 km SSE 429m alt. 1 hour ago	19°C	Visibility reduced by smoke.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	28 km Mid: mostly cloudy
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 1 hour ago	19°C	Dry	Light winds from the ENE (6 kph at 68).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago	20°C	Dry and cloudy.	Moderate winds from the NE (28 kph at 50).	10.0 km Low: overcast Mid: scattered
CatamarcaAero 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago	20°C	-	Moderate winds from the NE (28 kph at 50).	40 km Mid: overcast

* 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.