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Nevados Ojos del Salado Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile

Issued: 2 pm Sat 24 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 2 pm Sat 24 Oct Local Time

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3 Nevados Ojos del Salado Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun morning, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sat afternoon, gales from the WNW by Sun night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue afternoon, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Thu night).
	Sat 24		Sunday 25			Monday 26			Tuesday 27			Wednesday 28			Thursday 29
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)				6900	6800	5850	6750	5600		6700	9350	6000	6200	5600	5350	5350	5350
km/h	W	WSW	WSW	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	5	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-15	-14	-10	-10	-12	-14	-14	-16	-15	-13	-14	-14	-15	-16	-16	-15	-16
min °C	-16	-15	-12	-11	-15	-15	-15	-17	-16	-14	-15	-14	-15	-17	-17	-15	-18
chill °C	-34	-32	-27	-25	-30	-30	-31	-34	-32	-28	-28	-27	-28	-31	-30	-27	-32

Freezing level m	3950	3250	3850	4450	3900	3750	4200	3550	3500	4200	3550	3750	4100	3600	3400	3900	3150

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

The weather forecast for Nevados Ojos del Salado is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun morning, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sat afternoon, gales from the WNW by Sun night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue afternoon, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Thu 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 Atacama Airport 222 km WSW 204m alt. 2 hours ago		No report.	Fresh winds from the SW (30 kph at 220).	0.0 km
Yunka Suma 254 km E 1450m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 248).
Bella Vista Ambato 286 km ESE 1474m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
San Antonio wx 297 km ESE 973m alt. 2 hours ago	14°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 158).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago	22°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: broken High: broken
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 3 hours ago	18°C	Dry	Light winds from the SSW (6 kph at 203).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago	20°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the E (9 kph at 90).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 343 km E 563m alt. 2 hours ago	15°C	Light rain .	Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.	2.5 km Mid: scattered High: overcast
La Hoyada wx 362 km ENE 1146m alt. 2 hours ago	14°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 113 degs) was rejected.

* 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.