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Nevados Ojos del Salado
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 8 am Mon 17 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 8 am Mon 17 Aug Local Time

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3 Nevados Ojos del Salado Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed night, min -25°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Tue night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri morning, min -17°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night).
	Monday 17			Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19			Thursday 20			Friday 21			Saturday 22
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	5350	5350	5700	5450	6050	6100	5400	5350				8600
km/h	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNE	S	SE	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	W
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-21	-20	-22	-20	-21	-22	-23	-20	-18	-15	-14	-15	-13	-13	-14	-13	-13	-16
min °C	-22	-20	-23	-22	-21	-24	-25	-21	-20	-17	-15	-15	-15	-14	-14	-14	-15	-17
chill °C	-44	-42	-42	-42	-41	-34	-39	-32	-33	-32	-28	-28	-29	-27	-26	-27	-30	-32

Freezing level m	2400	3200	2600	2450	3300	2650	2350	3050	2550	2900	3950	3350	3300	4100	3400	3300	4000	3050

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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. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed night, min -25°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Tue night).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri morning, min -17°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW 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
Copiapó Universidad de Atacama 183 km WSW 478m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	No report.	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: few Mid: scattered High: broken
Yunka Suma 254 km E 1450m alt. 49 minutes ago	7° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 338).
Bella Vista Ambato 286 km ESE 1474m alt. 1 hour ago	7° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 180).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the S (9 kph at 180).	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: scattered
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 56 minutes ago	15° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 45).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the SSW (6 kph at 200).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: overcast High: broken
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 343 km E 563m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 230).	10.0 km Low: overcast Mid: overcast High: overcast
Vicuña- Parque Los Pimientos 386 km S 644m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Light winds from the WSW (18 kph at 240).
Vicuña wx 386 km S 696m alt. 42 minutes ago	11° C	-	Light winds from the W (10 kph at 260).

* 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.