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Nevados Ojos del Salado
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 2 pm Fri 24 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 2 pm Fri 24 Jul Local Time

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3 Nevados Ojos del Salado Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the W by Sat night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Mon afternoon, min -21°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Mon night, gales from the WNW by Wed night).
	Fri 24		Saturday 25			Sunday 26			Monday 27			Tuesday 28			Wednesday 29
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	5400	6850					9550	7400		7150	7100	6700	5950	5600	5400	5400	5350
km/h	WSW	W	W	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	3	2	3
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-13	-14	-13	-12	-13	-12	-12	-14	-17	-16	-18	-20	-21	-18	-17	-17	-17
min °C	-14	-14	-14	-13	-15	-13	-13	-16	-17	-17	-19	-21	-21	-20	-18	-17	-18
chill °C	-31	-30	-29	-27	-30	-27	-28	-33	-34	-35	-38	-41	-41	-39	-36	-34	-36

Freezing level m	4000	3300	3400	4100	3350	3400	4050	3400	3300	3650	3050	2900	3150	2600	3000	3450	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 -12°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the W by Sat night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Mon afternoon, min -21°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Mon night, 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. 1 hour ago		-	Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto Atacama Airport 222 km WSW 204m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	No report.	Wind obs. (18 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.	0.0 km
Yunka Suma 254 km E 1450m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 158).
San Antonio wx 297 km ESE 973m alt. 49 minutes ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 113).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 230).	0.0 km Low: few Mid: broken High: broken
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 225).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SW (11 kph at 230).	0.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 343 km E 563m alt. 2 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 110 to 240 degs) (6 kph at 170).	0.0 km Low: few Mid: overcast
Vicuña- Parque Los Pimientos 386 km S 644m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Light winds from the ENE (18 kph at 60).
Vicuña wx 386 km S 696m alt. 1 hour ago	21° C	-	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 42).

* 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.