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Nevados Ojos del Salado
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 2 pm Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 2 pm Mon 24 Aug Local Time

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3 Nevados Ojos del Salado Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue morning, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Thu morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu afternoon, min -21°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun morning).
	Mon 24		Tuesday 25			Wednesday 26			Thursday 27			Friday 28			Saturday 29
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	light snow
Cloud base (m)	5500			6200			6600	5550	5350	5450	5400	5350	5350	5350	5400	5750	5800
km/h	SSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-15	-14	-12	-12	-13	-14	-14	-16	-15	-15	-17	-16	-15	-17	-16	-16	-17
min °C	-15	-15	-13	-13	-13	-14	-15	-17	-17	-15	-17	-17	-16	-18	-18	-17	-19
chill °C	-22	-23	-24	-26	-25	-29	-33	-36	-37	-34	-37	-38	-36	-39	-39	-38	-40

Freezing level m	3700	2850	3350	4050	3700	3650	4000	3250	3300	3850	3150	3200	3650	3100	2800	3550	3200

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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 -12°C on Tue morning, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Thu morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu afternoon, min -21°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun morning).

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		-	Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto de Atacama Airport 224 km WSW 197m alt. 2 hours ago	22°C	Clear skies.	Light winds from the S (17 kph at 190).	30 km Mid: scattered
Yunka Suma 254 km E 1450m alt. 2 hours ago	12°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 338 degs) was rejected.
Bella Vista Ambato 286 km ESE 1474m alt. 2 hours ago	16°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 0).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the ENE (11 kph at 70).	0.0 km Low: few
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 2 hours ago	22°C	Dry	Light winds from the ENE (14 kph at 68).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago	24°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Fresh winds from the NE (30 kph at 50).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: overcast
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 343 km E 563m alt. 2 hours ago	20°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SE (11 kph at 140).	8.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered High: overcast
Chapilca 363 km S 961m alt. 2 hours ago	25°C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 36).
SHIP4794 379 km SW 15m alt. 3 hours ago	16°C		Light winds from the N (17 kph at 0).	17.7 km

* 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.