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Nevados Ojos del Salado
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 2 pm Thu 03 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 2 pm Thu 03 Sep Local Time

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3 Nevados Ojos del Salado Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu afternoon, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Thu night, severe gales from the WNW by Sun morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Mon afternoon, gales from the WNW by Tue night).
	Thu 3		Friday 4			Saturday 5			Sunday 6			Monday 7			Tuesday 8
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	light snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	heavy snow
Cloud base (m)				6550		7200	6750	6900	6600	6100	5950	5850	6100	5500	5350	5350	5350
km/h	W	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	11	9	12
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-8	-8	-7	-10	-9	-8	-12	-9	-9	-12	-10	-9	-11	-9	-9	-10
min °C	-6	-10	-10	-8	-11	-11	-9	-13	-11	-10	-13	-12	-10	-12	-10	-10	-11
chill °C	-17	-23	-23	-20	-25	-24	-22	-27	-25	-24	-28	-27	-25	-27	-24	-24	-25

Freezing level m	4250	3500	3400	4050	3250	3200	3900	3150	3150	3800	2950	3050	3750	3400	3600	3800	3500

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

The weather forecast for Nevados Ojos del Salado is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu afternoon, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Thu night, severe gales from the WNW by Sun morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Mon afternoon, gales from the WNW by Tue 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		-	Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto Atacama Airport 222 km WSW 204m alt. 2 hours ago		No report.	Light winds from the SW (19 kph at 220).	0.0 km
Yunka Suma 254 km E 1450m alt. 1 hour ago	14°C	Dry	Light winds from the ENE (6 kph at 68).
Bella Vista Ambato 286 km ESE 1474m alt. 23 minutes ago	16°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 270).
San Antonio wx 297 km ESE 973m alt. 2 hours ago	13°C	-
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago	25°C	-	Light winds from the SE (15 kph at 140).	10.0 km Low: few
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 23 minutes ago	23°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 45).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago	26°C	-	Moderate winds from the ESE (24 kph at 120).	10.0 km Low: few
Puerta Grande wx 328 km ESE 368m alt. 1 hour ago	21°C	-
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 343 km E 563m alt. 2 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SSE (19 kph at 160).	0.0 km Low: no significant cloud Mid: broken High: overcast

* 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.