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Nevados Ojos del Salado
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 8 am Mon 10 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 8 am Mon 10 Aug 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 afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue afternoon, min -20°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (gales from the NW on Tue afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Wed morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu afternoon, min -22°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WNW on Thu morning, extremely windy from the NW by Sat night).
	Monday 10			Tuesday 11			Wednesday 12			Thursday 13			Friday 14			Saturday 15
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	cloudy	light snow	mod. snow
Cloud base (m)	7000	6900	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5450	5850	5350	5450	5350	5350
km/h	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW
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cm	—	—	5	8	10	15	15	19	9	7	9	8	3	3	3	—	2	6
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-16	-16	-16	-15	-14	-16	-16	-16	-19	-18	-17	-18	-17	-17	-18	-20	-20	-20
min °C	-16	-16	-17	-16	-14	-17	-17	-18	-20	-19	-17	-20	-19	-17	-21	-21	-20	-22
chill °C	-33	-33	-34	-32	-29	-35	-36	-37	-39	-37	-34	-40	-38	-36	-42	-42	-41	-44

Freezing level m	3750	3950	3650	3750	3950	3600	3600	3750	3100	3150	3650	3300	3200	3500	3050	2550	3300	2950

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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 Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue afternoon, min -20°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (gales from the NW on Tue afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Wed morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu afternoon, min -22°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WNW on Thu morning, extremely windy from the NW 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 182 km WSW 478m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	No report.	Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto Atacama Airport 222 km WSW 204m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	No report.	Moderate winds from the N (22 kph at 10).	0.0 km
Yunka Suma 253 km E 1450m alt. 51 minutes ago	2° C	-	Calm (5 kph at 338).
Bella Vista Ambato 286 km ESE 1474m alt. 2 hours ago	3° C	Dry	Light winds from the N (8 kph at 0).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 301 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago	4° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 230).	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: scattered
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 44 minutes ago	11° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (13 kph at 90).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Fresh winds from the NNE (30 kph at 30).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
SHIP5259 322 km SW 15m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C		Near gales from the S (56 kph at 170).	17.7 km
SHIP2138 322 km SW 15m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C		Near gales from the S (56 kph at 170).	17.7 km
SHIP426 322 km SW 3m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C		Near gales from the S (55 kph at 170).	20.4 km

* 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.