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Nevados Ojos del Salado Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile

Issued: 2 am Fri 25 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 2 am Fri 25 Sep Local Time

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3 Nevados Ojos del Salado Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat afternoon, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (gales from the W on Fri night, stormy winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon morning, min -20°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the S by Wed night).
	Friday 25			Saturday 26			Sunday 27			Monday 28			Tuesday 29			Wednesday 30
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	some clouds	light snow	mod. snow	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)						6600		7200	7250	6550	5650	5350	5450	5350	5800	5400	5500	5550
km/h	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	SW	SSW	S
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	12	8	—	5	7	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-8	-8	-9	-8	-7	-8	-8	-8	-9	-11	-11	-14	-16	-15	-16	-16	-16	-17
min °C	-9	-9	-10	-9	-8	-10	-9	-8	-12	-11	-11	-17	-16	-15	-20	-18	-16	-17
chill °C	-22	-22	-24	-22	-21	-24	-23	-22	-27	-26	-25	-32	-30	-28	-37	-33	-28	-27

Freezing level m	4500	4950	4500	4550	5000	4850	4600	5000	4450	4400	4300	3800	3500	3900	2950	2900	3750	3100

	7:20	—	—	7:18	—	—	7:16	—	—	7:16	—	—	7:15	—	—	7:13	—	—
	—	7:30	—	—	7:31	—	—	7:31	—	—	7:32	—	—	7:32	—	—	7:34	—

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

The weather forecast for Nevados Ojos del Salado is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat afternoon, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (gales from the W on Fri night, stormy winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon morning, min -20°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the S by Wed 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. 3 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto Atacama Airport 222 km WSW 204m alt. 3 hours ago	11°C	No report.	Wind obs. (18 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.	0.0 km
Yunka Suma 254 km E 1450m alt. 2 hours ago	8°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Bella Vista Ambato 286 km ESE 1474m alt. 1 hour ago	16°C	Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 3 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the WNW (7 kph at 290).	0.0 km Low: broken
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 1 hour ago	21°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 45).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 3 hours ago		-	Moderate winds from the NE (20 kph at 50).	0.0 km
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 343 km E 563m alt. 3 hours ago	13°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (13 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.	6.0 km Low: no significant cloud
La Hoyada wx 362 km ENE 1146m alt. 3 hours ago	10°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 270).
Chapilca 363 km S 961m alt. 3 hours ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 329).

* 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.