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Nevados Ojos del Salado
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 8 pm Sat 02 May Local Time
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Issued: 8 pm Sat 02 May 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 -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Sun morning, fresh winds from the W by Tue morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue night, min -17°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue night, extremely windy from the WNW by Thu afternoon).
		Sunday 3			Monday 4			Tuesday 5			Wednesday 6			Thursday 7			Friday 8
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	some clouds	light snow	light snow	cloudy	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light snow
km/h	W	W	WSW	W	W	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WNW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-10	-8	-7	-8	-7	-7	-8	-8	-8	-9	-10	-12	-12	-15	-16	-15	-15	-15	-20
min °C	-11	-10	-7	-8	-8	-8	-9	-9	-9	-11	-11	-12	-14	-15	-16	-16	-16	-17	-21
chill °C	-24	-24	-19	-20	-19	-19	-20	-19	-20	-25	-25	-27	-29	-32	-35	-36	-35	-36	-41

Freezing level m	4550	4500	5000	4750	4700	5050	4750	4600	4950	4650	4400	4450	4150	3850	3900	3100	3100	3650	3000
Cloud base (m)					9650					6750	5650	5700	6100	5600	5850	5400	5400	6250	5450

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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 -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Sun morning, fresh winds from the W by Tue morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue night, min -17°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue night, extremely windy from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

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	11° C	No report.	Light winds from the NNW (18 kph at 330).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: overcast
Yunka Suma 254 km E 1450m alt. 3 hours ago	7° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 225).
San Antonio wx 297 km ESE 973m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 45).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 270).	10.0 km Low: broken
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (18 kph at 45).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Fresh winds from the ENE (33 kph at 60).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered High: broken
Puerta Grande wx 328 km ESE 368m alt. 50 minutes ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 113).
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 343 km E 563m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Dry and cloudy.	Calm (2 kph at 180).	9.0 km Low: overcast Mid: broken
Chapilca 363 km S 961m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 262).

* 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.