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Nevados Ojos del Salado
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 8 pm Tue 11 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 8 pm Tue 11 Aug 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 Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue night, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WNW on Thu night, severe gales from the WNW by Fri afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (gales from the WNW on Fri night, extremely windy from the NW by Sun night).
		Wednesday 12			Thursday 13			Friday 14			Saturday 15			Sunday 16
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	some clouds	light snow	light snow	cloudy	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	light snow	light snow
Cloud base (m)	5350	5350	5350	5350	5400	5350	5350	5400	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5450	5450	5350
km/h	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW
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cm	12	9	17	9	6	12	9	—	1	3	—	2	1	—	1	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-9	-9	-10	-12	-10	-9	-10	-11	-10	-11	-12	-12	-13	-12	-12	-13
min °C	-10	-9	-12	-13	-12	-10	-12	-12	-11	-14	-13	-12	-15	-13	-12	-15
chill °C	-23	-22	-26	-27	-25	-22	-25	-26	-24	-29	-29	-28	-32	-30	-29	-33

Freezing level m	3600	3600	3600	3150	3100	3700	3300	3000	3550	2700	2900	3400	2450	2700	3250	2750

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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 Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue night, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WNW on Thu night, severe gales from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (gales from the WNW on Fri night, extremely windy from the NW by Sun 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. 1 hour ago		-	Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto Atacama Airport 222 km WSW 204m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	No report.	Wind obs. (18 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Yunka Suma 254 km E 1450m alt. 59 minutes ago	1° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 23).
Bella Vista Ambato 286 km ESE 1474m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 270).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	0.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (10 kph at 0).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Fresh winds from the NE (30 kph at 50).	0.0 km Low: scattered Mid: overcast
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 343 km E 563m alt. 2 hours ago	6° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 90).	7.0 km Low: no significant cloud
Vicuña- Parque Los Pimientos 386 km S 644m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Light winds from the ENE (18 kph at 60).
Vicuña wx 386 km S 696m alt. 46 minutes ago	13° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 163).

* 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.