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Nevados Ojos del Salado
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 8 pm Fri 14 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 8 pm Fri 14 Aug 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 night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (gales from the WNW on Fri night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu morning, min -19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Mon night, light winds from the SE by Wed afternoon).
		Saturday 15			Sunday 16			Monday 17			Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	light snow	some clouds	light snow	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	5350	5350	5350	5350	5400	5500	5350	5400	5350	6750	5550	5700	5550	6000	5350
km/h	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	SSE	SE	S
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cm	5	1	2	1	—	—	—	1	1	—	3	—	2	2	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-11	-12	-11	-12	-11	-11	-13	-13	-13	-14	-15	-14	-15	-16	-14	-11
min °C	-13	-12	-12	-15	-14	-12	-16	-14	-14	-18	-16	-15	-19	-17	-14	-15
chill °C	-28	-28	-29	-33	-31	-28	-34	-31	-32	-34	-28	-30	-31	-28	-21	-28

Freezing level m	2850	3150	3450	2900	2400	3400	2600	2750	3250	2750	2700	3050	2850	2550	3150	2450

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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 night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri night, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (gales from the WNW on Fri night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu morning, min -19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Mon night, light winds from the SE by Wed 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. 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.	Low: broken Mid: overcast
Yunka Suma 254 km E 1450m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 338).
Bella Vista Ambato 286 km ESE 1474m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 270).
ASCATB289E27S 289 km W 15m alt. 2 hours ago			Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 229).	- km
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 250).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 90).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Moderate winds from the NE (22 kph at 40).	0.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
ASCATB289E26S 318 km WNW 15m alt. 2 hours ago			Light winds from the S (15 kph at 190).	- km
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 343 km E 563m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Mist -.	Calm (4 kph at 200).	5.0 km Low: overcast 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.