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Nevados Ojos del Salado
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 8 pm Wed 12 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 8 pm Wed 12 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 Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri afternoon, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue morning, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon).
		Thursday 13			Friday 14			Saturday 15			Sunday 16			Monday 17
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	mod. snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	some clouds	light snow	light snow	cloudy	cloudy	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear
Cloud base (m)	5350	5350	5350	5350	5400	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5500	5450	5400	5450	5800
km/h	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW
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cm	6	8	10	7	—	1	2	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-13	-10	-10	-10	-10	-9	-11	-12	-12	-13	-12	-11	-14	-11	-10	-10
min °C	-14	-11	-10	-12	-12	-10	-14	-14	-12	-14	-13	-11	-16	-15	-11	-12
chill °C	-27	-24	-22	-26	-27	-23	-30	-30	-29	-31	-30	-27	-33	-31	-25	-26

Freezing level m	3050	3350	3650	3250	2950	3600	2800	2800	3400	2750	2650	3300	2300	2350	3600	2950

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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 Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri afternoon, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue morning, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NNW 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. 3 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 (0 kph at 338).
Bella Vista Ambato 286 km ESE 1474m alt. 2 hours ago	4° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 0).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the WNW (6 kph at 290).	0.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 41 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 293).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the NE (7 kph at 50).	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: scattered
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 343 km E 563m alt. 2 hours ago	6° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 0).	7.0 km Low: no significant cloud
Vicuña- Parque Los Pimientos 386 km S 644m alt. 3 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (18 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
Vicuña wx 386 km S 696m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	-	Calm (3 kph at 22).

* 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.