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Nevados Ojos del Salado
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 2 am Mon 07 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 2 am Mon 07 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 night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon afternoon, min -21°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Tue morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Wed night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat morning, min -25°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Thu night, severe gales from the WNW by Sat night).
	Monday 7			Tuesday 8			Wednesday 9			Thursday 10			Friday 11			Saturday 12
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	snow shwrs	mod. snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear
Cloud base (m)	5900		5900	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5400	5400	5950	6850	6850	6900
km/h	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
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cm	—	—	4	8	8	19	5	2	3	4	4	3	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-18	-17	-18	-17	-17	-17	-20	-20	-20	-21	-21	-23	-20	-19	-18	-17	-18	-20
min °C	-18	-18	-20	-18	-17	-20	-20	-20	-21	-21	-22	-25	-21	-19	-19	-18	-19	-21
chill °C	-38	-38	-41	-38	-37	-40	-40	-40	-41	-41	-44	-48	-41	-38	-37	-36	-37	-40

Freezing level m	2800	3550	2800	3500	3700	3400	3200	3350	2950	3000	3200	2000	1850	3100	2950	3100	3550	2500

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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 night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon afternoon, min -21°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Tue morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Wed night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat morning, min -25°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Thu night, severe gales from the WNW by Sat 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 de Atacama Airport 224 km WSW 197m alt. 3 hours ago	14°C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 230).	0.0 km Low: overcast Mid: overcast
Yunka Suma 254 km E 1450m alt. 50 minutes ago	-1°C	-	Calm (0 kph at 315).
Bella Vista Ambato 286 km ESE 1474m alt. 59 minutes ago	1°C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 3 hours ago	6°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 270).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 53 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (16 kph at 45).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 3 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Strong winds from the NE (39 kph at 50).	0.0 km Low: scattered Mid: overcast
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 343 km E 563m alt. 2 hours ago	8°C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the E (11 kph at 90).	9.0 km Low: overcast
Chapilca 363 km S 961m alt. 49 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 51).
Vicuña- Parque Los Pimientos 386 km S 644m alt. 3 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.