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Nevados Ojos del Salado
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 2 pm Thu 06 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 2 pm Thu 06 Aug 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 -11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (gales from the W on Thu night, stormy winds from the W by Fri night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Tue afternoon).
	Thu 6		Friday 7			Saturday 8			Sunday 9			Monday 10			Tuesday 11
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	light snow	light snow	heavy snow
Cloud base (m)								6700	6500	7300	7250	6550	5550	5350	5350	5450	5350
km/h	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	6	7	2	3	14
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-7	-7	-7	-9	-9	-8	-10	-9	-9	-8	-8	-9	-9	-8	-8	-9
min °C	-6	-9	-9	-8	-11	-11	-9	-11	-11	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-9	-10
chill °C	-18	-22	-22	-22	-26	-25	-22	-25	-25	-23	-22	-22	-22	-22	-22	-21	-24

Freezing level m	4200	3850	3550	4050	3500	3300	3900	3550	3400	3850	3800	3700	3650	3650	3600	3900	3650

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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 -11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (gales from the W on Thu night, stormy winds from the W by Fri night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun night, min -11°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, near gales from the WNW 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. 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.	0.0 km
Yunka Suma 254 km E 1450m alt. 44 minutes ago	19° C	Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Bella Vista Ambato 286 km ESE 1474m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago	21° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Fresh winds from the SW (35 kph at 230).	8.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 48 minutes ago	22° C	Dry	Light winds from the SSW (11 kph at 203).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago	23° C	Mist -.	Moderate winds from the S (26 kph at 180).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken High: overcast
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 343 km E 563m alt. 2 hours ago	26° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (17 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.	8.0 km Low: no significant cloud Mid: overcast High: overcast
Vicuña- Parque Los Pimientos 386 km S 644m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Wind obs. (18 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
Vicuña wx 386 km S 696m alt. 1 hour ago	21° C	-	Light winds from the W (8 kph at 272).

* 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.