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Nevados Ojos del Salado
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 2 pm Thu 14 May Local Time
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Issued: 2 pm Thu 14 May Local Time

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3 Nevados Ojos del Salado Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Thu night, gales from the WNW by Sat night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Mon morning).
	Thu 14		Friday 15			Saturday 16			Sunday 17			Monday 18			Tuesday 19
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
km/h	WSW	SW	W	W	WSW	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	W	W	WSW	W	W
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	4	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-6	-5	-4	-6	-7	-7	-10	-11	-11	-12	-9	-8	-10	-8	-7	-9
min °C	-5	-6	-6	-5	-8	-8	-9	-11	-12	-11	-12	-12	-8	-12	-11	-8	-10
chill °C	-13	-14	-14	-13	-19	-19	-21	-25	-26	-24	-24	-22	-18	-23	-22	-17	-19

Freezing level m	4400	4050	3950	4350	4000	3750	4100	3550	3250	3600	2950	2950	3900	3150	3000	4000	3400
Cloud base (m)	8950			6450	6550	5850	6500	5750	5500	5350							8500

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

The weather forecast for Nevados Ojos del Salado is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Thu night, gales from the WNW by Sat night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

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	14° C	Clouds dissolving.	Light winds from the SW (17 kph at 230).	30 km Low: few Mid: mostly cloudy High: overcast
Yunka Suma 254 km E 1450m alt. 45 minutes ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 315).
San Antonio wx 297 km ESE 973m alt. 31 minutes ago	16° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 23).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Light winds from the SSE (9 kph at 160).	0.0 km
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 37 minutes ago	20° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 158).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago	23° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the S (11 kph at 180).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered
Puerta Grande wx 328 km ESE 368m alt. 1 hour ago	22° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 90).
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 343 km E 563m alt. 2 hours ago	21° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 160 to 260 degs) (7 kph at 200).	9.0 km Low: no significant cloud
Chapilca 363 km S 961m alt. 57 minutes ago	24° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 170).

* 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.