Nevados Ojos del Salado weather
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Nevados Ojos del Salado Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile
Issued: 2 am Thu 05 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Thu night, gales from the W by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon night, strong winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
7300
6500
7050
6050
5400
5400
5350
5550
6350
6500
6050
5400
5800
km/h
85
WNW
95
WNW
95
WNW
100
W
80
WNW
80
WNW
75
W
65
W
70
W
65
W
60
W
50
W
50
W
55
WNW
75
WNW
75
W
50
WNW
40
W
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
2
9
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-10
-9
-10
-9
-9
-10
-9
-8
-9
-8
-7
-7
-7
-7
-9
-9
-8
-8
min °C
-10
-9
-12
-10
-9
-10
-9
-8
-9
-9
-7
-9
-8
-7
-11
-10
-8
-10
 chill °C
-24
-23
-28
-25
-23
-24
-22
-20
-22
-22
-18
-21
-19
-18
-26
-24
-19
-22
Freezing level m
4350
4750
4200
4350
4700
4350
4450
4800
4450
4650
5100
4750
4800
5150
4500
4400
4900
4550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-16-16-17-16-15-16-15-14-14-14-13-14-14-14-16-16-15-15-10-9-11-10-9-10-9-8-9-9-7-8-8-7-10-10-8-9-4-2-5-3-3-4-3-2-4-21-2-11-4-3-1-3
Sunrise
6:39
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:37
—
—
Sunset
—
7:54
—
—
7:54
—
—
7:55
—
—
7:57
—
—
7:58
—
—
7:58
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Nevados Ojos del Salado Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Nevados Ojos del Salado is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Thu night, gales from the W by Sat afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon night, strong winds from the WNW by Tue 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 StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Desierto Atacama Airport
222 km WSW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
clear
No report.
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 20).
0.0 km
Desierto Atacama Airport
222 km WSW
204m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 40).
0.0 km
254 km E
1450m alt.
35 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 338).
6
286 km ESE
1474m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 315).
8
LA Rioj / apt VI
300 km SSE
429m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
0.0 km
300 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
308 km ESE
577m alt.
1 hour ago
20°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 45).
21
318 km ESE
454m alt.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the NE
(31 kph at 40).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Catamarca Airpor
318 km ESE
454m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the NE
(22 kph at 40).
0.0 km
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
343 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 70).
9.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: 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.

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