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Nevados Ojos del Salado
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 2 pm Mon 19 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 2 pm Mon 19 Jan Local Time

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3 Nevados Ojos del Salado Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Thu morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sat night).
	Mon 19		Tuesday 20			Wednesday 21			Thursday 22			Friday 23			Saturday 24
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	clear	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs
km/h	WSW	SSW	SSW	W	WSW	SSW	WSW	WSW	SW	WNW	W	SSE	NW	W	WSW	NW	NW
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cm	—	—	—	1	5	—	3	1	—	2	1	—	2	1	—	2	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-2	-3	-4	-2	-5	-5	-3	-5	-6	-4	-5	-6	-4	-5	-6	-4	-5
min °C	-2	-5	-5	-3	-6	-6	-4	-7	-7	-4	-7	-7	-5	-7	-7	-4	-7
chill °C	-7	-12	-14	-9	-14	-13	-10	-14	-13	-10	-12	-7	-12	-14	-12	-10	-14

Freezing level m	5750	5350	5250	5700	5250	5200	5600	5200	5100	5450	5150	5050	5550	5150	5000	5400	5200
Cloud base (m)	6300	6650			5950	5450	6350		5400	6550		5450	6950		5650	6900	8600

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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 Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sat 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. 3 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto de Atacama Airport 224 km WSW 197m alt. 3 hours ago	11° C	No report.	Light winds from the NNW (18 kph at 330).	30 km Mid: few
Yunka Suma 254 km E 1450m alt. 54 minutes ago	15° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 270).
Bella Vista Ambato 286 km ESE 1474m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
San Antonio wx 297 km ESE 973m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 248).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 3 hours ago	22° C	Dry and cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 180).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: overcast High: broken
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 1 hour ago	25° C	Dry	Moderate winds from the NE (21 kph at 45).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 3 hours ago	27° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Strong winds from the NE (50 kph at 50).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: few
Puerta Grande wx 328 km ESE 368m alt. 53 minutes ago	18° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 270).
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 343 km E 563m alt. 3 hours ago	21° C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the S (9 kph at 170).	9.0 km Low: broken Mid: overcast 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.