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Nevados Ojos del Salado
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 2 am Sun 06 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 2 am Sun 06 Sep Local Time

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3 Nevados Ojos del Salado Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun morning, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Mon afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Fri night, min -23°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Thu night, gales from the W by Fri night).
	Sunday 6			Monday 7			Tuesday 8			Wednesday 9			Thursday 10			Friday 11
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs	mod. snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	6250	6150		5950		6050	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5400		7250
km/h	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	W	W	W
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	3	8	10	16	3	2	2	1	3	4	1	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-16	-16	-18	-18	-17	-19	-17	-17	-18	-20	-20	-19	-20	-20	-21	-20	-20	-18
min °C	-17	-17	-19	-18	-18	-20	-18	-18	-19	-20	-20	-21	-20	-21	-23	-20	-20	-20
chill °C	-35	-36	-39	-38	-38	-41	-38	-38	-38	-40	-40	-41	-40	-42	-46	-42	-39	-38

Freezing level m	3200	3750	2900	2900	3600	2850	3450	3700	3350	3150	3350	3000	2650	3350	2800	2250	3100	2850

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

The weather forecast for Nevados Ojos del Salado is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun morning, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Fri night, min -23°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Thu night, 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
Copiapó Universidad de Atacama 183 km WSW 478m alt. 2 hours ago		-	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).	0.0 km
Yunka Suma 254 km E 1450m alt. 1 hour ago	2°C	-	Calm (3 kph at 338).
Bella Vista Ambato 286 km ESE 1474m alt. 1 hour ago	3°C	-	Wind obs. (13 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 3 hours ago	11°C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the SW (11 kph at 230).	10.0 km Low: overcast Mid: broken
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 2 hours ago	12°C	Dry	Light winds from the W (10 kph at 270).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 3 hours ago	12°C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the SE (19 kph at 140).	10.0 km Low: overcast Mid: scattered
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 343 km E 563m alt. 3 hours ago	12°C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the S (15 kph at 180).	9.0 km Low: broken Mid: overcast High: overcast
Chapilca 363 km S 961m alt. 2 hours ago	10°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 32).
Vicuña- Parque Los Pimientos 386 km S 644m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Light winds from the ENE (18 kph at 60).

* 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.