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Nevados Ojos del Salado
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 8 am Tue 14 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 8 am Tue 14 Jul Local Time

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3 Nevados Ojos del Salado Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Thu night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Sat night).
	Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	mod. snow	light snow	heavy snow	light snow	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow
km/h	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	7	4	15	4	4	11	11	11	12
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-3	-6	-7	-7	-9	-11	-11	-11	-12	-12	-13	-13	-13	-13	-12	-12	-11
min °C	-5	-4	-8	-8	-8	-11	-11	-11	-12	-12	-12	-14	-14	-14	-14	-13	-12	-12
chill °C	-14	-14	-19	-19	-21	-25	-26	-28	-30	-31	-31	-33	-32	-31	-31	-29	-29	-30

Freezing level m	4300	4550	4050	3800	4100	3700	3400	3550	3150	2950	3100	2900	2700	2950	2900	3150	3300	3050
Cloud base (m)			9000	8350		7100	6900	6350	5500	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350

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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 Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Thu night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun night, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Sat night).

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. 2 hours ago	8° C	No report.	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. 1 hour ago	3° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 23).
San Antonio wx 297 km ESE 973m alt. 45 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 23).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 230).	0.0 km Low: scattered
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 338).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the NNE (6 kph at 20).	0.0 km Low: few
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 343 km E 563m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.	7.0 km Low: no significant cloud Mid: few High: overcast
La Hoyada wx 362 km ENE 1146m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 270).
Chapilca 363 km S 961m alt. 43 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 21).

* 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.