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Nevados Ojos del Salado
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 2 am Sat 05 Sep Local Time
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3 Nevados Ojos del Salado Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat morning, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat night, extremely windy from the WNW by Mon afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu afternoon, min -26°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Tue morning, severe gales from the WNW by Wed night).
	Saturday 5			Sunday 6			Monday 7			Tuesday 8			Wednesday 9			Thursday 10
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	light snow	light snow	heavy snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	mod. snow	heavy snow
Cloud base (m)	7150	6650	6750	6350	6100	6000	5650	5750	5900	5650	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350
km/h	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	4	12	5	3	2	1	6	16
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-16	-16	-19	-16	-16	-19	-18	-17	-19	-18	-18	-18	-19	-18	-18	-19	-17	-18
min °C	-17	-17	-19	-17	-17	-19	-18	-18	-20	-19	-18	-19	-19	-19	-19	-19	-18	-26
chill °C	-35	-34	-37	-35	-36	-38	-38	-38	-41	-40	-38	-38	-38	-39	-38	-38	-37	-47

Freezing level m	3300	3850	3200	3300	3800	2900	2900	3650	2850	3350	3650	3400	3300	3500	3050	3050	3650	3300

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

The weather forecast for Nevados Ojos del Salado is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat morning, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat night, extremely windy from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu afternoon, min -26°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Tue morning, severe gales from the WNW by Wed night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Nevados Ojos del Salado at the specific elevation of 6000 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 de Atacama Airport 224 km WSW 197m alt. 3 hours ago	11°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 120).	0.0 km Low: no cloud Mid: clear
Yunka Suma 254 km E 1450m alt. 1 hour ago	7°C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 315).
Bella Vista Ambato 286 km ESE 1474m alt. 53 minutes ago	7°C	-	Calm (5 kph at 180).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 3 hours ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 0).	0.0 km Low: few
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 2 hours ago	16°C	Dry	Light winds from the ENE (10 kph at 68).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 3 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Moderate winds from the NE (26 kph at 50).	0.0 km Low: few
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 343 km E 563m alt. 3 hours ago	13°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 20).	6.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken High: overcast
Chapilca 363 km S 961m alt. 1 hour ago	10°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 5).
Vicuña- Parque Los Pimientos 386 km S 644m alt. 2 hours ago		-	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.