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Nevados Ojos del Salado
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 2 pm Tue 21 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 2 pm Tue 21 Jul Local Time

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3 Nevados Ojos del Salado Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri morning, min -22°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Tue afternoon, gales from the WSW by Fri morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri afternoon, min -17°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (gales from the W on Sat night, stormy winds from the WNW by Sun night).
	Tue 21		Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25			Sunday 26
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	cloudy	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	5350	5750	6600	5700	5350	5400	5400	5400		6350						9150
km/h	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW
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cm	3	—	1	2	5	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-22	-22	-18	-19	-18	-15	-15	-16	-13	-12	-14	-12	-12	-13	-13	-13	-15
min °C	-22	-22	-20	-19	-18	-17	-16	-17	-14	-13	-14	-14	-13	-15	-15	-14	-16
chill °C	-46	-43	-38	-37	-35	-35	-34	-35	-30	-29	-30	-29	-28	-30	-30	-29	-33

Freezing level m	2700	2450	2650	2950	2800	2900	3600	2850	3100	4050	3250	3100	4000	3200	3150	3900	3000

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

The weather forecast for Nevados Ojos del Salado is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri morning, min -22°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Tue afternoon, gales from the WSW by Fri morning).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri afternoon, min -17°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (gales from the W on Sat night, stormy winds from the WNW by Sun 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. 3 hours ago	8° C	No report.	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: scattered Mid: overcast
Yunka Suma 254 km E 1450m alt. 27 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 315).
San Antonio wx 297 km ESE 973m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 180).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Drizzle	Light winds from the SSW (7 kph at 200).	2.5 km Low: overcast Mid: broken High: broken
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Dry	Light winds from the SSW (8 kph at 203).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the SSW (19 kph at 200).	10.0 km Low: overcast Mid: overcast
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 343 km E 563m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Drizzle	Light winds from the S (11 kph at 180).	4.0 km Low: few Mid: overcast High: overcast
Vicuña- Parque Los Pimientos 386 km S 644m alt. 3 hours ago	3° C	No report.	Light winds from the ENE (18 kph at 60).
Salta Airport 397 km NE 691m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Moderate winds from the NE (22 kph at 40).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered High: few

* 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.