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Nevados Ojos del Salado Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile

Issued: 2 pm Mon 12 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 2 pm Mon 12 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 Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu morning, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Wed night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri afternoon, min -11°C on Thu night). Mainly gales.
	Mon 12		Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15			Friday 16			Saturday 17
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	heavy snow	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	cloudy	light snow	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	6250		5400		5450	6750	5950	5350	5400	5350	5400	5400	5350	5350	5400	5400	7100
km/h	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	W	W	W	WSW	W	W
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	15	3	2	1	—	4	4	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-13	-17	-14	-13	-14	-11	-10	-11	-9	-7	-10	-7	-6	-8	-7	-6	-9
min °C	-14	-18	-16	-13	-14	-12	-10	-12	-11	-8	-11	-8	-7	-10	-9	-7	-10
chill °C	-30	-35	-32	-28	-29	-26	-23	-25	-24	-19	-23	-20	-19	-22	-21	-18	-22

Freezing level m	3300	2100	2400	3350	2800	3000	3400	3250	3150	3900	3050	3650	4100	3550	3500	4150	3400

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	7:39	—	—	7:39	—	—	7:40	—	—	7:40	—	—	7:42	—	—	7:42	—

Nevados Ojos del Salado Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Nevados Ojos del Salado is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu morning, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Wed night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri afternoon, min -11°C on Thu night). Mainly 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		-	Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto Atacama Airport 222 km WSW 204m alt. 2 hours ago	11°C	No report.	Light winds from the NNW (18 kph at 330).	10.0 km Low: few
Yunka Suma 254 km E 1450m alt. 2 hours ago	11°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 270).
Bella Vista Ambato 286 km ESE 1474m alt. 2 hours ago	13°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 0).
San Antonio wx 297 km ESE 973m alt. 50 minutes ago	13°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 338).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago	20°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SSW (6 kph at 200).	10.0 km Low: broken
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 2 hours ago	19°C	Dry	Light winds from the ENE (10 kph at 68).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago	22°C	Dry and cloudy.	Fresh winds from the NE (35 kph at 50).	10.0 km Low: overcast Mid: scattered High: overcast
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 343 km E 563m alt. 2 hours ago		Light rain .	Calm (4 kph at 1).	3.5 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered High: broken
La Hoyada wx 362 km ENE 1146m alt. 2 hours ago	15°C	Dry	Light winds from the ESE (11 kph at 113).

* 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.