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Nevados Ojos del Salado Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile

Issued: 2 pm Wed 16 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 2 pm Wed 16 Sep Local Time

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3 Nevados Ojos del Salado Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning).
	Wed 16		Thursday 17			Friday 18			Saturday 19			Sunday 20			Monday 21
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)		9550	9000	5900	6300	5400	5850	5350	5400	5400	5400	5650	6050	5450
km/h	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	NW	WNW	W	WNW	W	W	W	WSW	SSW	WNW	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	4	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-7	-9	-8	-8	-8	-10	-9	-10	-10	-8	-9	-6	-5	-7	-5	-4	-6
min °C	-8	-10	-9	-8	-11	-11	-9	-14	-12	-9	-10	-8	-5	-8	-7	-5	-6
chill °C	-19	-22	-20	-17	-22	-21	-18	-26	-24	-21	-22	-20	-16	-12	-7	-10	-12

Freezing level m	4100	3550	3550	3950	3800	3450	3800	3550	2950	3700	3400	3550	4250	3650	3700	4350	3800

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

The weather forecast for Nevados Ojos del Salado is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun morning, calm 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
Desierto Atacama Airport 222 km WSW 204m alt. 2 hours ago		No report.	Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 230 to 300 degs) (19 kph at 270).	0.0 km
Yunka Suma 254 km E 1450m alt. 1 hour ago	14°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 293 degs) was rejected.
Bella Vista Ambato 286 km ESE 1474m alt. 2 hours ago	17°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (14 kph at 0).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 230).	0.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 2 hours ago	24°C	Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 293 degs) was rejected.
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Fresh winds from the NNE (31 kph at 20).	0.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 343 km E 563m alt. 2 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the E (19 kph at 90).	0.0 km Low: no significant cloud Mid: broken High: overcast
Chapilca 363 km S 961m alt. 53 minutes ago	25°C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 294).
Vicuña wx 386 km S 696m alt. 1 hour ago	25°C	-	Light winds from the W (8 kph at 269).
Salta Airport 397 km NE 691m alt. 2 hours ago	23°C	-	Wind obs. (11 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: few Mid: clear

* 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.