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Nevados Ojos del Salado
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 8 pm Sun 19 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 8 pm Sun 19 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 Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon afternoon, min -17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun night, near gales from the W by Wed afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat morning, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).
		Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25
	night	AM	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	light snow	light snow	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	5350	5400	5350	5350	5350	5350	5400	6950	6500	5650	5600	5350	5400	5400
km/h	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W
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cm	10	11	16	17	4	2	—	—	—	1	2	4	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-12	-12	-11	-12	-16	-16	-16	-13	-12	-13	-10	-10	-11	-8	-7	-9	-5	-5	-8
min °C	-13	-12	-11	-16	-16	-16	-17	-15	-13	-13	-12	-10	-11	-11	-9	-9	-8	-7	-9
chill °C	-31	-29	-27	-34	-34	-35	-35	-30	-26	-26	-24	-23	-25	-24	-21	-20	-19	-17	-20

Freezing level m	2850	2900	3200	3100	2550	2700	2150	2450	3150	2800	2750	3400	2950	2850	3900	3200	3300	4200	3400

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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 Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon afternoon, min -17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun night, near gales from the W by Wed afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat morning, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri 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	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).	10.0 km Low: overcast
Yunka Suma 254 km E 1450m alt. 45 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 23).
San Antonio wx 297 km ESE 973m alt. 59 minutes ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 23).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: broken High: broken
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 180).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: broken
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 343 km E 563m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	Dry and cloudy.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.	8.0 km Low: overcast Mid: broken High: overcast
La Hoyada wx 362 km ENE 1146m alt. 51 minutes ago	16° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 45).
Vicuña- Parque Los Pimientos 386 km S 644m alt. 1 hour ago	3° C	No report.	Light winds from the ENE (18 kph at 60).

* 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.