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Nevados Ojos del Salado
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 2 pm Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 2 pm Sat 29 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 Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sat afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Tue morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -9°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales.
	Sat 29		Sunday 30			Monday 31			Tuesday 1			Wednesday 2			Thursday 3
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	light snow	heavy snow	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	6750	6350	5400	5400	5450	5400
km/h	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	W	W	W	WNW
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cm	—	1	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-9	-11	-12	-12	-15	-10	-9	-9	-5	-4	-7	-4	-3	-6	-4	-4	-7
min °C	-10	-12	-12	-13	-16	-14	-9	-11	-7	-6	-7	-7	-5	-7	-6	-6	-9
chill °C	-25	-28	-28	-30	-33	-30	-22	-24	-18	-17	-18	-18	-16	-18	-17	-17	-21

Freezing level m	3650	3100	3000	3300	2100	2150	3250	2550	3100	4200	3400	3500	4400	3500	3800	4400	3600

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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 Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sat afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Tue morning).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -9°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales.

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. 2 hours ago	8°C	No report.	Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto Atacama Airport 222 km WSW 204m alt. 2 hours ago	19°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 220 to 280 degs) (13 kph at 250).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago	20°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 1 hour ago	23°C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 90).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago	26°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the NE (19 kph at 50).	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: broken
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 343 km E 563m alt. 2 hours ago	19°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (11 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.	9.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken High: overcast
Chapilca 363 km S 961m alt. 21 minutes ago	17°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 245).
Vicuña- Parque Los Pimientos 386 km S 644m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (18 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
Salta Airport 397 km NE 691m alt. 2 hours ago	20°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the NE.(Wind varies from 010 to 120 degs) (9 kph at 50).	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: scattered
La Seren / a Florida Airport 405 km SSW 212m alt. 2 hours ago	17°C	State of sky unchanged.	Light winds from the WNW (19 kph at 300).	35 km Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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.