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Nevados Ojos del Salado Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile

Issued: 2 pm Sun 04 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 2 pm Sun 04 Oct Local Time

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3 Nevados Ojos del Salado Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon afternoon, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Wed morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat morning, min -22°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the W by Fri night).
	Sun 4		Monday 5			Tuesday 6			Wednesday 7			Thursday 8			Friday 9
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow	some clouds	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	cloudy	cloudy	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	5350	5350	5400	5350	5350	5400	5650	5400	6100	6950	6600	6300	6350	5350			7300
km/h	WNW	W	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WSW	W
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cm	13	17	2	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	2	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-16	-15	-14	-13	-14	-15	-15	-16	-17	-17	-17	-17	-17	-17	-19	-14	-15
min °C	-16	-16	-15	-13	-16	-15	-15	-18	-18	-17	-18	-17	-18	-22	-21	-14	-15
chill °C	-34	-33	-30	-24	-32	-31	-32	-37	-37	-36	-36	-34	-35	-40	-39	-31	-29

Freezing level m	3550	3500	3400	4050	3750	3650	4100	3250	3300	3750	3200	3400	3650	3200	2700	3800	3100

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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 Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon afternoon, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Wed morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat morning, min -22°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the W by Fri 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
Desierto Atacama Airport 222 km WSW 204m alt. 3 hours ago	20°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 320 to 020 degs) (11 kph at 350).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
Yunka Suma 254 km E 1450m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 293).
Bella Vista Ambato 286 km ESE 1474m alt. 2 hours ago	18°C	Dry	Light winds from the NW (13 kph at 315).
San Antonio wx 297 km ESE 973m alt. 1 hour ago	16°C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 45).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 3 hours ago	23°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SE (9 kph at 140).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
LARiojaAero 303 km SSE 429m alt. 3 hours ago	23°C	Visibility reduced by smoke.	Light winds from the SE (9 kph at 140).	35 km Mid: mostly cloudy
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 1 hour ago	21°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 45).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 3 hours ago	24°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Moderate winds from the NE (28 kph at 50).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken High: broken
CatamarcaAero 318 km ESE 454m alt. 3 hours ago	24°C	-	Moderate winds from the NE (28 kph at 50).	40 km Mid: mostly cloudy
TucumanAero 341 km E 450m alt. 3 hours ago	21°C	Visibility reduced by smoke.	Light winds from the SSE (11 kph at 150).	29 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.