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Nevados Ojos del Salado
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 8 pm Mon 20 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 8 pm Mon 20 Jul 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 Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu afternoon, min -17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the W by Wed night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat morning, min -11°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales.
		Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25			Sunday 26
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	cloudy	light snow	light snow	mod. snow	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	5350	5350	5350	5550	6600	5850	5350	5400	5350	5400	5400	5800							7450
km/h	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	WSW	W	W	W	W	W	W	WNW
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cm	16	6	3	—	1	2	6	4	4	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-13	-15	-15	-15	-13	-13	-13	-11	-9	-11	-8	-7	-9	-6	-6	-9	-8	-7	-8
min °C	-15	-15	-15	-17	-14	-13	-13	-13	-10	-11	-11	-8	-10	-9	-7	-11	-11	-8	-10
chill °C	-33	-33	-34	-34	-28	-26	-26	-27	-23	-24	-24	-19	-23	-21	-18	-23	-23	-19	-22

Freezing level m	3150	2700	2700	2400	2650	2950	2750	2750	3500	3000	2900	3900	3150	3150	4050	3250	3000	3900	3450

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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 Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu afternoon, min -17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the W by Wed night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat morning, min -11°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales.

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	14° C	No report.	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 10).	0.0 km Low: broken Mid: overcast
Yunka Suma 254 km E 1450m alt. 23 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 338).
San Antonio wx 297 km ESE 973m alt. 30 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 293).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SW (13 kph at 230).	0.0 km Low: few Mid: broken High: broken
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 270).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered
Puerta Grande wx 328 km ESE 368m alt. 58 minutes ago	10° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 343 km E 563m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Mist -.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.	5.0 km Low: no significant cloud Mid: broken High: overcast
La Hoyada wx 362 km ENE 1146m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 225).
SHIP6413 364 km W 15m alt. 2 hours ago	21° C		Moderate winds from the N (21 kph at 350).	17.7 km

* 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.