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Nevados Ojos del Salado
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 8 am Fri 26 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 8 am Fri 26 Apr Local Time

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3 Nevados Ojos del Salado Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri afternoon, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (gales from the WNW on Sat night, stormy winds from the WNW by Sun night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon morning, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon night, extremely windy from the WNW by Wed afternoon).									Days 7–9 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat night, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the W by Sat night).									Days 10–12 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue morning, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Tue morning).
	Friday 26			Saturday 27			Sunday 28			Monday 29			Tuesday 30			Wednesday 1			Thursday 2			Friday 3			Saturday 4			Sunday 5			Monday 6			Tuesday 7
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max°C	-6	-5	-6	-6	-6	-7	-8	-8	-10	-12	-12	-13	-13	-13	-14	-14	-14	-15	-17	-17	-17	-17	-17	-17	-17	-17	-16	-15	-15	-16	-15	-14	-12	-10	-10	-11
min°C	-7	-5	-7	-7	-6	-9	-9	-9	-12	-12	-12	-14	-14	-13	-15	-14	-14	-17	-17	-17	-17	-17	-17	-18	-18	-17	-17	-16	-16	-17	-17	-15	-14	-12	-11	-11
chill°C	-20	-17	-20	-20	-18	-22	-22	-22	-28	-28	-28	-30	-31	-29	-32	-31	-32	-34	-33	-34	-34	-36	-37	-38	-38	-36	-34	-29	-31	-34	-34	-33	-30	-23	-22	-23

Freezing level (m)	4850	5250	4950	4800	5100	4750	4550	4850	4400	4200	4350	4050	4050	4200	4000	3900	4000	3700	3500	3700	3500	3450	3600	2750	2800	3550	2400	2600	3500	2900	2850	3650	3100	3750	4400	3850
Cloud base (m)			6150	5850			5600	5850	5350	5400	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5400	5350

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

The weather forecast for Nevados Ojos del Salado is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri afternoon, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (gales from the WNW on Sat night, stormy winds from the WNW by Sun night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon morning, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon night, extremely windy from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Nevados Ojos del Salado Weather (Days 6-9):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat night, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri afternoon, near gales 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Desierto Atacama Airport 222 km WSW 204m alt. 43 minutes ago		-	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 1).	0.0 km
Yunka Suma 254 km E 1450m alt. 31 minutes ago	23° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 113).
Bella Vista Ambato 286 km ESE 1474m alt. 1 hour ago	21° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 0).
San Antonio wx 297 km ESE 973m alt. 30 minutes ago	18° C	Dry	Wind obs. (8 kph from 158 degs) was rejected.
LA Rioja Aero 303 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	No report.	Light winds from the SSW (6 kph at 200).	35 km Mid: overcast

* 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.