Nevados Ojos del Salado weather
– Lat/Long: 27.12° S 68.53° W

Nevados Ojos del Salado Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile
Issued: 8 pm Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue afternoon, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon night, moderate winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun afternoon, min -19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Sat night).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
6350
6000
5650
5350
5450
5450
5400
6350
5600
8700
6400
5450
km/h
80
WNW
60
W
55
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
55
WNW
45
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
55
W
55
WNW
75
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
5
1
—
6
2
—
—
—
—
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-16
-14
-13
-15
-15
-15
-16
-17
-16
-16
-15
-15
-16
-15
-15
-16
min °C
-18
-14
-14
-16
-15
-15
-18
-18
-16
-18
-17
-15
-18
-16
-16
-19
 chill °C
-35
-28
-27
-30
-28
-27
-31
-31
-29
-33
-31
-28
-33
-31
-30
-37
Freezing level m
3450
3650
4250
3600
3650
3950
3400
3300
3800
3050
3150
3950
3200
3400
4000
3200
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-23-20-20-21-21-22-23-23-23-23-22-22-22-21-23-23-17-14-14-16-15-15-17-18-16-17-16-15-17-16-16-18-10-8-6-9-9-8-11-11-9-12-10-8-11-9-8-11
Sunrise
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6:47
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:43
—
—
Sunset
—
—
7:49
—
—
7:49
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:51
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7:51
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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 Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue afternoon, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon night, moderate winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun afternoon, min -19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the WNW 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 StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
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
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (18 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
254 km E
1450m alt.
51 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
3
286 km ESE
1474m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
6
297 km ESE
973m alt.
53 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 293).
0
300 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
308 km ESE
577m alt.
1 hour ago
21°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 68).
13
318 km ESE
454m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
light rain
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the NE
(22 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: scattered
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
343 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
clear
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
9.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: broken
363 km S
961m alt.
50 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 297).
6

* 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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