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Nevados Ojos del Salado
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 8 pm Mon 07 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 8 pm Mon 07 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 Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue morning, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Tue morning, near gales from the WNW by Wed night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri morning, min -20°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Thu night, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night).
		Tuesday 8			Wednesday 9			Thursday 10			Friday 11			Saturday 12
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	mod. snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	5850	5400	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350			7100	7100	7450
km/h	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
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cm	2	8	9	18	4	2	2	4	4	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-12	-10	-10	-11	-13	-13	-14	-13	-14	-17	-11	-11	-12	-11	-11	-14
min °C	-14	-11	-10	-13	-13	-13	-16	-14	-15	-20	-15	-11	-14	-13	-12	-15
chill °C	-30	-27	-26	-29	-29	-29	-32	-30	-33	-39	-30	-24	-28	-26	-25	-29

Freezing level m	2850	3450	3700	3350	3100	3300	2850	2950	3150	1400	2300	3300	2850	2750	3500	2500

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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 Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue morning, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Tue morning, near gales from the WNW by Wed night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri morning, min -20°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Thu night, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night).

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	14°C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the WSW (17 kph at 250).	0.0 km Low: overcast Mid: few
Yunka Suma 254 km E 1450m alt. 2 hours ago	-1°C	-	Calm (0 kph at 68).
Bella Vista Ambato 286 km ESE 1474m alt. 2 hours ago	4°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (8 kph at 0).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).	0.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 1 hour ago	13°C	Dry	Light winds from the NNE (6 kph at 23).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Fresh winds from the NE (30 kph at 50).	0.0 km Low: few Mid: overcast
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 343 km E 563m alt. 2 hours ago	5°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 340).	9.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Chapilca 363 km S 961m alt. 3 hours ago	15°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 4).
Vicuña- Parque Los Pimientos 386 km S 644m alt. 3 hours 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.