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Nevados Ojos del Salado Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile

Issued: 8 pm Fri 16 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 8 pm Fri 16 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 Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sat morning, strong winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon night, stormy winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).
		Saturday 17			Sunday 18			Monday 19			Tuesday 20			Wednesday 21
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	light snow	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	5450	5400	5450	6800	6050	5600	5350	5350	5350	5350	5850	6050	5350	6200	6500	7000
km/h	W	W	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	4	15	8	9	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-9	-8	-6	-10	-8	-8	-9	-10	-9	-11	-11	-10	-11	-9	-7	-10
min °C	-10	-9	-7	-10	-9	-8	-10	-11	-9	-13	-13	-10	-13	-11	-8	-11
chill °C	-23	-22	-19	-22	-21	-19	-23	-24	-20	-28	-28	-24	-28	-25	-20	-24

Freezing level m	3550	3550	4150	3400	3650	3900	3600	3400	3750	3400	3100	3650	3100	3250	3950	3050

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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 morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sat morning, strong winds 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 -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon night, stormy winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

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 Atacama Airport 222 km WSW 204m alt. 2 hours ago	11°C	No report.	Wind obs. (18 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.	0.0 km
Yunka Suma 254 km E 1450m alt. 30 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 203).
Bella Vista Ambato 286 km ESE 1474m alt. 35 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 315).
San Antonio wx 297 km ESE 973m alt. 1 hour ago	14°C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 315).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago	20°C	Dry and cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: overcast Mid: scattered
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 1 hour ago	19°C	Dry	Light winds from the ENE (6 kph at 68).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago	20°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Moderate winds from the NNE (24 kph at 30).	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: scattered
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 343 km E 563m alt. 2 hours ago	16°C	Dry and cloudy.	Calm (2 kph at 310).	8.0 km Low: overcast Mid: overcast High: overcast
La Hoyada wx 362 km ENE 1146m alt. 50 minutes ago	14°C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 113).

* 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.