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Nevados Ojos del Salado Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile

Issued: 2 pm Thu 15 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 Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri afternoon, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sun morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Sun afternoon, stormy winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).
	Thu 15		Friday 16			Saturday 17			Sunday 18			Monday 19			Tuesday 20
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	cloudy	some clouds	light snow
Cloud base (m)	5350	5400	5400	5350	5350	5400	5450	5900	5950	5350	5500	5750	5400	5400	5900	6200	5350
km/h	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW
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cm	2	—	—	4	4	1	—	—	1	5	3	1	3	2	—	—	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-8	-10	-7	-6	-8	-8	-7	-11	-7	-7	-8	-10	-9	-11	-10	-9	-11
min °C	-8	-11	-9	-7	-10	-9	-8	-11	-9	-7	-11	-11	-9	-13	-12	-10	-14
chill °C	-20	-24	-21	-19	-23	-22	-20	-24	-21	-17	-24	-24	-21	-28	-27	-24	-30

Freezing level m	3800	3150	3600	4100	3650	3650	4100	3100	3550	4000	3450	3400	3800	3350	3250	3800	3200

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

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

The weather forecast for Nevados Ojos del Salado is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri afternoon, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sun morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Sun afternoon, stormy winds from the NW by Tue 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. 54 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 0).
Bella Vista Ambato 286 km ESE 1474m alt. 49 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 315).
San Antonio wx 297 km ESE 973m alt. 18 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 293).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago	20°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 45 minutes ago	18°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 23).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago	19°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 50).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 343 km E 563m alt. 2 hours ago	17°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 320).	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: broken High: overcast
La Hoyada wx 362 km ENE 1146m alt. 1 hour ago	16°C	Dry	Light winds from the SSE (6 kph at 158).

* 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.