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Nevados Ojos del Salado Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile

Issued: 8 pm Thu 17 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 8 pm Thu 17 Sep 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 Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, gales from the W by Sat night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Wed morning).
		Friday 18			Saturday 19			Sunday 20			Monday 21			Tuesday 22
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	cloudy	mod. snow	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	5350	5400	5350	5350	5400	5400	5450	5400	5400	5400			5400
km/h	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	WSW	W	W	W	W	W	W	SW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW
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cm	3	—	8	8	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-7	-8	-8	-9	-9	-8	-9	-8	-6	-7	-4	-4	-6	-2	-1	-4
min °C	-10	-9	-8	-14	-12	-9	-10	-8	-6	-7	-6	-5	-6	-5	-2	-5
chill °C	-20	-19	-17	-25	-24	-21	-22	-20	-15	-15	-15	-13	-14	-14	-10	-15

Freezing level m	3800	3650	3950	3400	2850	3600	3450	3550	4050	3600	3650	4350	3450	4000	4800	4150

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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 Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, gales from the W by Sat night).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Wed 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		-	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.	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: overcast
Yunka Suma 254 km E 1450m alt. 3 hours ago	14°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 270).
Bella Vista Ambato 286 km ESE 1474m alt. 1 hour ago	16°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 0).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 200).	0.0 km
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 45 minutes ago	24°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (8 kph at 45).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago	24°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Moderate winds from the NE (20 kph at 40).	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: overcast
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 343 km E 563m alt. 2 hours ago	21°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SW (11 kph at 230).	7.0 km Low: no significant cloud Mid: broken High: overcast
Chapilca 363 km S 961m alt. 2 hours ago	24°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 153).
Vicuña- Parque Los Pimientos 386 km S 644m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Wind obs. (18 kph from 60 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.