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Nevados Ojos del Salado Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile

Issued: 2 pm Sat 26 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 2 pm Sat 26 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 Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, near gales from the WNW by Fri morning).
	Sat 26		Sunday 27			Monday 28			Tuesday 29			Wednesday 30			Thursday 1
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	mod. snow	mod. snow	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)		7250		6700	6350	5750	5350	5350	5450	5450	5550	5400	5400				8900
km/h	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	SSW	S	SSW	WSW	W
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	3	7	10	—	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	-2	-1	0	-2	-4	-4	-6	-9	-9	-11	-10	-9	-11	-6	-6	-8
min °C	-1	-3	-2	-1	-4	-5	-5	-10	-10	-9	-14	-13	-10	-11	-9	-7	-10
chill °C	-10	-12	-12	-11	-14	-16	-15	-22	-21	-19	-27	-25	-17	-18	-15	-14	-21

Freezing level m	5000	4750	4650	4900	4650	4150	4450	3950	3450	3800	3000	2900	3700	3150	3600	4200	3500

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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. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue morning).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, near gales from the WNW by Fri 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. 3 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.	Wind obs. (18 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
Yunka Suma 254 km E 1450m alt. 2 hours ago	20°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 293).
Bella Vista Ambato 286 km ESE 1474m alt. 3 hours ago	28°C	Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 0).	0.0 km
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 2 hours ago	32°C	Dry	Wind obs. (8 kph from 338 degs) was rejected.
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Fresh winds from the NNE (30 kph at 20).	0.0 km
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 343 km E 563m alt. 2 hours ago	30°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (9 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.	6.0 km Low: no significant cloud
La Hoyada wx 362 km ENE 1146m alt. 1 hour ago	28°C	Dry	Light winds from the ESE (8 kph at 113).
Chapilca 363 km S 961m alt. 1 hour ago	21°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 251).

* 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.