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Nevados Ojos del Salado Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile

Issued: 2 pm Wed 14 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 2 pm Wed 14 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 Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri afternoon, min -12°C on Wed night). Mainly gales.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, gales from the NW by Tue morning).
	Wed 14		Thursday 15			Friday 16			Saturday 17			Sunday 18			Monday 19
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	mod. snow	heavy snow	light snow	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	light snow
Cloud base (m)	5500	5350	5400	5350	5400	5600	5500	5350	5400	5400		6300	5700	5650	5900	6400	5350
km/h	WNW	WNW	W	W	WSW	W	W	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
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cm	8	14	1	2	—	—	2	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-9	-10	-9	-8	-10	-7	-6	-8	-7	-7	-10	-7	-6	-8	-9	-9	-10
min °C	-10	-12	-11	-8	-12	-9	-7	-10	-9	-7	-10	-9	-7	-10	-10	-9	-12
chill °C	-23	-26	-24	-20	-25	-21	-19	-23	-21	-18	-22	-20	-18	-22	-23	-21	-26

Freezing level m	3450	3300	3150	3750	2850	3450	4100	3650	3500	4050	3100	3550	4100	3600	3550	3900	3450

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	7:40	—	—	7:40	—	—	7:42	—	—	7:42	—	—	7:43	—	—	7:44	—

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

The weather forecast for Nevados Ojos del Salado is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri afternoon, min -12°C on Wed night). Mainly gales.

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, gales from the NW by Tue 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. 3 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.	Light winds from the WSW (13 kph at 240).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
Yunka Suma 254 km E 1450m alt. 2 hours ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 338).
Bella Vista Ambato 286 km ESE 1474m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
San Antonio wx 297 km ESE 973m alt. 35 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago	20°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 42 minutes ago	14°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 270).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago	15°C	Drizzle	Light winds from the WNW (7 kph at 290).	3.0 km Low: scattered Mid: overcast High: overcast
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 343 km E 563m alt. 2 hours ago	16°C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).	8.0 km Low: broken Mid: overcast High: overcast
La Hoyada wx 362 km ENE 1146m alt. 2 hours ago	15°C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 90).

* 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.