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Nevados Ojos del Salado Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile

Issued: 2 pm Fri 09 Oct 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 Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Sun night). Mainly stormy winds.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Thu morning).
	Fri 9		Saturday 10			Sunday 11			Monday 12			Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	some clouds	light snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	light snow	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	cloudy	light snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow
Cloud base (m)		8950	6050	5700	5350	5350	5350	5350	5850	5950	5350	6000	5650	5600	5550	5350	5350
km/h	W	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	1	19	9	9	3	—	—	—	2	—	2	7	12	12
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-9	-9	-7	-6	-8	-9	-9	-12	-13	-12	-15	-13	-13	-13	-12	-10	-11
min °C	-9	-10	-8	-7	-9	-10	-10	-14	-14	-13	-16	-14	-13	-15	-13	-10	-14
chill °C	-23	-22	-19	-18	-21	-22	-22	-29	-29	-28	-32	-30	-28	-30	-27	-23	-28

Freezing level m	3700	3250	3650	4100	3650	3450	3750	3150	2750	3350	2600	2800	3300	2450	2750	3300	3100

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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 Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Sun night). Mainly stormy winds.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Thu 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 de Atacama Airport 224 km WSW 197m alt. 2 hours ago		Clear skies.	Moderate winds from the WSW (22 kph at 250).	0.0 km Mid: clear
Yunka Suma 254 km E 1450m alt. 45 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 270).
Bella Vista Ambato 286 km ESE 1474m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
San Antonio wx 297 km ESE 973m alt. 1 hour ago	13°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 23 degs) was rejected.
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago	16°C	Drizzle	Light winds from the SSW (13 kph at 200).	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: overcast
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 29 minutes ago	17°C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 270).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago	19°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SW (19 kph at 230).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken High: overcast
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 343 km E 563m alt. 2 hours ago	15°C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the S (9 kph at 180).	7.0 km Low: scattered Mid: overcast High: overcast
La Hoyada wx 362 km ENE 1146m alt. 36 minutes ago	14°C	Dry	Wind obs. (8 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.

* 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.