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Nevados Ojos del Salado
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 2 am Fri 04 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 2 am Fri 04 Sep Local Time

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3 Nevados Ojos del Salado Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri afternoon, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon morning, min -19°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Mon afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Wed afternoon).
	Friday 4			Saturday 5			Sunday 6			Monday 7			Tuesday 8			Wednesday 9
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	snow shwrs	mod. snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	light snow	light snow	light snow
Cloud base (m)					6750	6700	6400	6050	5650	5600	5900	5650	5400	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350
km/h	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	8	9	9	4	2	2
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-15	-14	-16	-16	-16	-19	-17	-17	-18	-17	-17	-18	-17	-17	-18	-18	-18	-17
min °C	-16	-15	-17	-17	-17	-20	-18	-18	-19	-18	-17	-19	-18	-18	-18	-19	-18	-19
chill °C	-34	-32	-36	-35	-34	-39	-37	-37	-39	-38	-37	-39	-38	-38	-37	-39	-37	-38

Freezing level m	3400	4000	3250	3200	3850	3150	3300	3700	2900	2950	3700	2950	3450	3700	3400	3350	3550	3050

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

The weather forecast for Nevados Ojos del Salado is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri afternoon, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon morning, min -19°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Mon afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Wed 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. 1 hour ago		-	Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto de Atacama Airport 224 km WSW 197m alt. 2 hours ago	12°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SSW (9 kph at 200).	0.0 km Low: no cloud Mid: clear
Yunka Suma 254 km E 1450m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 315).
Bella Vista Ambato 286 km ESE 1474m alt. 2 hours ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 0).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Light winds from the SSW (11 kph at 200).	0.0 km Low: few
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 1 hour ago	16°C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 45).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago	16°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the NE (19 kph at 50).	10.0 km Low: scattered
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 343 km E 563m alt. 2 hours ago	13°C	Dry and cloudy.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.	8.0 km Low: overcast Mid: broken High: overcast
Vicuña- Parque Los Pimientos 386 km S 644m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Light winds from the WSW (18 kph at 240).
Vicuña wx 386 km S 696m alt. 51 minutes ago	11°C	-	Calm (0 kph at 8).

* 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.