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Nevados Ojos del Salado Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile

Issued: 2 pm Sat 10 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 2 pm Sat 10 Oct Local Time

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3 Nevados Ojos del Salado Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Mon afternoon).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri morning, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the W by Thu night).
	Sat 10		Sunday 11			Monday 12			Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	heavy snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	light snow	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	6000	5350	5350	5350	5350	5850	6050	5600	6800	6400	5550	6200	6000	5350		6600
km/h	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	WSW
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cm	1	15	9	8	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-6	-8	-9	-9	-12	-13	-12	-15	-14	-12	-13	-12	-11	-13	-14	-12	-14
min °C	-7	-9	-9	-10	-15	-15	-13	-17	-15	-13	-14	-14	-11	-17	-16	-13	-15
chill °C	-17	-21	-21	-22	-30	-30	-28	-33	-30	-28	-29	-29	-25	-32	-30	-26	-28

Freezing level m	4200	3650	3500	3800	3150	2550	3350	2550	2750	3300	2750	2800	3500	2950	2500	3450	2300

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

The weather forecast for Nevados Ojos del Salado is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri morning, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the W 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	18°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Moderate winds from the W (20 kph at 260).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
Yunka Suma 254 km E 1450m alt. 1 hour ago	10°C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 338).
Bella Vista Ambato 286 km ESE 1474m alt. 55 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
San Antonio wx 297 km ESE 973m alt. 41 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 158).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago	17°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 270).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 2 hours ago	17°C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 180).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago	18°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 230).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken High: overcast
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 343 km E 563m alt. 2 hours ago	16°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the WSW (9 kph at 250).	9.0 km Low: few Mid: broken High: overcast
La Hoyada wx 362 km ENE 1146m alt. 55 minutes ago	14°C	Dry	Light winds from the SSE (6 kph at 158).

* 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.