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Nevados Ojos del Salado
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 8 am Mon 20 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 8 am Mon 20 Jul Local Time

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3 Nevados Ojos del Salado Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Mon morning, min -23°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Tue afternoon, gales from the W by Wed night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat afternoon, min -18°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Sat night).
	Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow	light snow	cloudy	light snow	light snow	light snow	some clouds	cloudy	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	5450	5350	5350	5350	5350	5400	6650	6050	5400	5400	5800	5350	5400
km/h	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	WNW	W	W	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W
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cm	13	14	16	5	3	—	1	2	4	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-18	-18	-20	-22	-21	-21	-19	-19	-18	-16	-15	-16	-14	-13	-14	-11	-10	-12
min °C	-18	-19	-22	-23	-22	-23	-21	-19	-19	-18	-16	-16	-16	-14	-14	-13	-11	-12
chill °C	-40	-40	-44	-47	-46	-44	-40	-38	-36	-35	-33	-33	-33	-30	-30	-28	-24	-25

Freezing level m	2850	3150	3050	2700	2700	2350	2500	2900	2700	2650	3500	3000	2850	3900	3150	3300	4250	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 morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Mon morning, min -23°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Tue afternoon, gales from the W by Wed night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat afternoon, min -18°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Sat 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	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: few Mid: broken
Yunka Suma 254 km E 1450m alt. 36 minutes ago	10° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 135).
San Antonio wx 297 km ESE 973m alt. 37 minutes ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 338).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 90).	0.0 km Low: few Mid: broken High: broken
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 33 minutes ago	19° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 203).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 343 km E 563m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Drizzle	Light winds from the E (9 kph at 90).	5.0 km Low: overcast Mid: broken High: overcast
La Hoyada wx 362 km ENE 1146m alt. 47 minutes ago	12° C	Dry	Wind obs. (10 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Vicuña- Parque Los Pimientos 386 km S 644m alt. 2 hours ago	3° C	No report.	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.