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Nevados Ojos del Salado
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 8 am Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 8 am Sat 22 Aug Local Time

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3 Nevados Ojos del Salado Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat morning, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Tue morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Thu night).
	Saturday 22			Sunday 23			Monday 24			Tuesday 25			Wednesday 26			Thursday 27
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy
Cloud base (m)						8900		5700	5450				8700	8400	5400	5350	5550	5500
km/h	W	W	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	W	SW	SSW	SW	SW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-6	-6	-9	-7	-8	-9	-10	-9	-11	-7	-6	-8	-7	-8	-11	-10	-9	-11
min °C	-8	-8	-10	-10	-8	-12	-12	-10	-12	-10	-8	-9	-9	-9	-12	-12	-10	-12
chill °C	-17	-17	-19	-20	-17	-20	-20	-17	-17	-19	-16	-18	-20	-22	-28	-28	-26	-28

Freezing level m	3550	4150	3350	3200	3900	3200	3050	3750	2950	2950	3900	3300	3500	3900	3250	3150	3600	3200

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

The weather forecast for Nevados Ojos del Salado is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat morning, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Tue morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Thu 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		-	Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto de Atacama Airport 224 km WSW 197m alt. 2 hours ago	14°C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 350).	0.0 km Low: scattered Mid: overcast
Yunka Suma 254 km E 1450m alt. 59 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 293).
Bella Vista Ambato 286 km ESE 1474m alt. 58 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 0).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago	11°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SW (13 kph at 230).	10.0 km Low: broken
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 38 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 158).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago	11°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SSW (7 kph at 210).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 343 km E 563m alt. 2 hours ago		Drizzle	Light winds from the SE (11 kph at 130).	5.0 km Low: overcast Mid: few High: scattered
Chapilca 363 km S 961m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 54).
Vicuña- Parque Los Pimientos 386 km S 644m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Light winds from the ENE (18 kph at 60).

* 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.