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Nevados Ojos del Salado Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile

Issued: 2 pm Sun 11 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 2 pm Sun 11 Oct Local Time

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3 Nevados Ojos del Salado Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun afternoon, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun night, severe gales from the WNW by Mon afternoon).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri afternoon, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Fri morning).
	Sun 11		Monday 12			Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15			Friday 16
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	mod. snow	light snow	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	light snow	light snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	5350	5500	5700	6150	6000	5400	6800	5600	5900	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5400	5400	6400
km/h	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	WSW	W	W
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cm	7	1	—	—	—	—	—	3	5	8	8	2	4	3	—	—	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-9	-12	-13	-13	-17	-14	-13	-13	-11	-10	-11	-10	-10	-10	-8	-7	-10
min °C	-10	-15	-15	-14	-18	-17	-13	-14	-13	-10	-12	-12	-10	-12	-10	-8	-10
chill °C	-23	-30	-30	-30	-35	-33	-28	-29	-28	-23	-25	-25	-22	-25	-22	-19	-21

Freezing level m	3700	3150	2600	3300	2200	2250	3300	2850	2800	3350	3150	3100	3650	3050	3100	3900	3000

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	7:38	—	—	7:39	—	—	7:39	—	—	7:40	—	—	7:40	—	—	7:42	—

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

The weather forecast for Nevados Ojos del Salado is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun afternoon, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun night, severe gales from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri afternoon, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Fri 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	18°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Moderate winds from the W (20 kph at 270).	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: broken
Bella Vista Ambato 286 km ESE 1474m alt. 2 hours ago	11°C	Dry	Wind obs. (8 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
San Antonio wx 297 km ESE 973m alt. 52 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 45).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago	18°C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 270).	10.0 km Low: overcast Mid: broken
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 2 hours ago	17°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 0).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago	20°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Fresh winds from the NE (31 kph at 50).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered 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 (9 kph at 270).	7.0 km Low: few Mid: broken High: overcast
La Hoyada wx 362 km ENE 1146m alt. 2 hours ago	16°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Chapilca 363 km S 961m alt. 50 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the SW (8 kph at 233).
Vicuña- Parque Los Pimientos 386 km S 644m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (18 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.

* 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.