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Nevados Ojos del Salado Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile

Issued: 2 am Tue 13 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 2 am Tue 13 Oct 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 Wed night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu morning, min -23°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Tue morning, gales from the WSW by Thu afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri afternoon, min -18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (gales from the WNW on Sun afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun night).
	Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15			Friday 16			Saturday 17			Sunday 18
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	light snow	heavy snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	light snow
Cloud base (m)	5350	6600	5800	6600	5550	5350	5400	5350	5400	5400	5350	5350	5400	5400	7150	6000	5850	5350
km/h	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	W	W	W	W	WSW	W	W	W	WNW	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	2	4	14	1	1	2	2	7	6	—	—	—	—	—	3
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-22	-20	-19	-18	-16	-17	-14	-14	-15	-14	-13	-14	-14	-13	-15	-13	-14	-15
min °C	-23	-21	-20	-18	-17	-18	-16	-14	-16	-15	-13	-15	-14	-14	-15	-13	-15	-18
chill °C	-44	-41	-39	-37	-35	-36	-33	-29	-32	-31	-28	-32	-30	-29	-30	-28	-31	-38

Freezing level m	2550	3300	2900	3000	3400	3300	3250	3900	3250	3750	4150	3700	3550	4150	3350	3700	4100	3700

	7:00	—	—	6:58	—	—	6:58	—	—	6:56	—	—	6:56	—	—	6:54	—	—
	—	7:39	—	—	7:40	—	—	7:40	—	—	7:42	—	—	7:42	—	—	7:43	—

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

The weather forecast for Nevados Ojos del Salado is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu morning, min -23°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Tue morning, gales from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri afternoon, min -18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (gales from the WNW on Sun afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun 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. 4 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.	Low: no cloud
Yunka Suma 254 km E 1450m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 293).
Bella Vista Ambato 286 km ESE 1474m alt. 2 hours ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 270).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 3 hours ago	15°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SSW (6 kph at 200).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
LARiojaAero 303 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago	15°C	-	Calm (4 kph at 200).	40 km Mid: mostly cloudy
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 2 hours ago	15°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 0).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 3 hours ago	14°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered High: overcast
CatamarcaAero 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago	12°C	-	Calm (4 kph at 270).	40 km Mid: few
TucumanAero 341 km E 450m alt. 2 hours ago	14°C	Drizzle	Wind obs. (7 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.	4.0 km Mid: overcast

* 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.