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Nevados Ojos del Salado
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 2 pm Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 2 pm Thu 27 Aug Local Time

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3 Nevados Ojos del Salado Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu afternoon, min -19°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue morning, min -20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun afternoon, stormy winds from the W by Wed morning).
	Thu 27		Friday 28			Saturday 29			Sunday 30			Monday 31			Tuesday 1
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	5400	5400	5350	5350	5550	5450	6200	6750	5950	5400	5400
km/h	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	W
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-16	-17	-16	-16	-17	-16	-16	-17	-18	-19	-19	-13	-12	-12	-10	-10	-12
min °C	-16	-18	-17	-16	-17	-16	-16	-18	-19	-19	-20	-16	-12	-12	-11	-11	-12
chill °C	-36	-40	-38	-37	-38	-36	-36	-39	-40	-41	-41	-35	-28	-28	-26	-26	-28

Freezing level m	3800	3250	3150	3550	2800	3250	3650	3150	3000	3250	2250	2350	3600	2700	3100	4200	3100

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	7:17	—	—	7:19	—	—	7:19	—	—	7:20	—	—	7:20	—	—	7:21	—

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

The weather forecast for Nevados Ojos del Salado is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu afternoon, min -19°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat night).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue morning, min -20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun afternoon, stormy winds from the W by Wed 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. 3 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto de Atacama Airport 224 km WSW 197m alt. 2 hours ago	15°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the W (19 kph at 260).	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: overcast
Yunka Suma 254 km E 1450m alt. 1 hour ago	13°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 293).
Bella Vista Ambato 286 km ESE 1474m alt. 1 hour ago	16°C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 0).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago	21°C	Widespread dust -.	Light winds from the E (13 kph at 90).	5.0 km Low: broken Mid: few
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 56 minutes ago	20°C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 248).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago	22°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Fresh winds from the ESE (31 kph at 110).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: overcast
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 343 km E 563m alt. 2 hours ago	21°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (2 kph at 140).	6.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered High: overcast
Chapilca 363 km S 961m alt. 50 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Wind obs. (10 kph from 282 degs) was rejected.
Vicuña- Parque Los Pimientos 386 km S 644m alt. 3 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (18 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.

* 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.