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Nevados Ojos del Salado
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 2 pm Fri 17 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 2 pm Fri 17 Jul 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 afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun morning, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon afternoon, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Mon afternoon, gales from the W by Thu morning).
	Fri 17		Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	light snow	light snow	mod. snow	light snow	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light snow
Cloud base (m)	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5800	6550	6350	5350
km/h	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
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cm	6	21	14	18	24	8	7	14	3	3	8	1	—	—	—	—	2
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-12	-13	-12	-12	-12	-11	-11	-12	-12	-12	-13	-15	-14	-15	-13	-12	-13
min °C	-13	-13	-12	-12	-13	-13	-11	-14	-14	-12	-15	-15	-15	-16	-15	-12	-14
chill °C	-32	-32	-29	-28	-30	-31	-29	-32	-32	-29	-33	-33	-32	-32	-31	-27	-29

Freezing level m	3150	3050	3150	3250	3150	3100	3300	2900	2500	3050	3000	2550	2900	2500	2500	3150	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 Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun morning, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon afternoon, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Mon afternoon, gales from the W 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. 1 hour ago	8° C	No report.	Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto Atacama Airport 222 km WSW 204m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	No report.	Light winds from the NNW (18 kph at 330).	0.0 km
San Antonio wx 297 km ESE 973m alt. 1 hour ago	23° C	Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.	0.0 km
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 42 minutes ago	21° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 45).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago	22° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 140).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 343 km E 563m alt. 2 hours ago	39° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Fresh winds from the N (35 kph at 10).	7.0 km Low: no significant cloud Mid: few High: overcast
La Hoyada wx 362 km ENE 1146m alt. 2 hours ago	38° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the WNW (24 kph at 293).
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. 51 minutes ago	21° C	-	Light winds from the WSW (13 kph at 253).

* 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.