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Nevados Ojos del Salado
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 8 pm Thu 12 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 8 pm Thu 12 Feb Local Time

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3 Nevados Ojos del Salado Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Sat morning).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun night, calm by Mon night).
		Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18
	night	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	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	light snow	snow shwrs
km/h	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	W	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	W	W	NNW	E	NNE	ENE	W	WNW	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	12	—	2	10
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-6	-4	-5	-6	-5	-5	-5	-4	-4	-4	-2	-3	-4	-3	-4	-4	-3	-4
min °C	-7	-6	-4	-7	-7	-5	-7	-6	-4	-6	-5	-3	-5	-5	-4	-6	-5	-3	-6
chill °C	-15	-14	-12	-16	-17	-12	-16	-15	-11	-15	-13	-7	-5	-10	-8	-12	-9	-7	-12

Freezing level m	5250	5100	5500	5200	5000	5400	5250	5150	5500	5350	5300	5700	5450	5350	5650	5250	5300	5550	5350
Cloud base (m)													9650		7150	5400	8350	6700	6100

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

The weather forecast for Nevados Ojos del Salado is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Sat morning).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun night, calm by Mon 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 223 km WSW 199m alt. 3 hours ago	11° C	No report.	Light winds from the NNW (18 kph at 330).
Yunka Suma 254 km E 1450m alt. 56 minutes ago	17° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 270).
Bella Vista Ambato 286 km ESE 1474m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago		Dry and cloudy.	Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.	0.0 km Low: overcast Mid: scattered
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 2 hours ago	25° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 113).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago	25° C	Thunderstorm -.	Moderate winds from the NE (20 kph at 40).	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: few High: few
Puerta Grande wx 328 km ESE 368m alt. 54 minutes ago	20° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 158).
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 343 km E 563m alt. 2 hours ago	22° C	Light rain .	Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 130 to 190 degs) (17 kph at 170).	8.0 km Low: scattered Mid: overcast High: broken
Chapilca 363 km S 961m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).

* 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.