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Nevados Ojos del Salado
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 8 am Sun 16 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 8 am Sun 16 Aug Local Time

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3 Nevados Ojos del Salado Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun morning, min -25°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Tue night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu afternoon, min -26°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Wed morning, severe gales from the W by Fri night).
	Sunday 16			Monday 17			Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19			Thursday 20			Friday 21
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	light snow	snow shwrs	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	5350	5500	5350	5400	5350		5400	6100	6250	5450	5600
km/h	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNE	S	SSE	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-17	-17	-19	-21	-20	-22	-21	-21	-24	-23	-20	-17	-14	-13	-15	-13	-13	-15
min °C	-18	-18	-21	-21	-20	-23	-22	-21	-25	-26	-22	-20	-16	-14	-15	-15	-15	-17
chill °C	-39	-39	-43	-43	-42	-41	-43	-40	-40	-40	-36	-32	-31	-27	-29	-29	-30	-34

Freezing level m	2750	3500	2850	2500	3250	2450	2350	3200	2150	1900	2800	2550	2900	4050	3350	3250	4000	3150

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Nevados Ojos del Salado Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Nevados Ojos del Salado is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun morning, min -25°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Tue night).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu afternoon, min -26°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Wed morning, severe 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. 2 hours ago	15° C	Drizzle	Wind obs. (7 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: overcast High: broken
Yunka Suma 254 km E 1450m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	Dry	Light winds from the SSE (6 kph at 158).
Bella Vista Ambato 286 km ESE 1474m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 230).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
LARiojaAero 303 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 230).	40 km Mid: few
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 23).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 50).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered High: broken
CatamarcaAero 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	State of sky unchanged.	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 50).	40 km Mid: mostly cloudy
TucumanAero 341 km E 450m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	Continuous light drizzle.	Light winds from the WSW (13 kph at 250).	2.0 km Mid: overcast
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 343 km E 563m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	Drizzle	Light winds from the WSW (13 kph at 250).	2.0 km Low: few 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.