Nevados Ojos del Salado
Weather Forecast, Chile

 

Days 0-3 Nevados Ojos del Salado Weather Summary:

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri morning, min -18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Days 3-6 Nevados Ojos del Salado Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed morning, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Days 6-9 Nevados Ojos del Salado Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri afternoon, min -17°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
light snow
snow showers
partially cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Wind km/h
45 WNW45
60 WNW60
65 WNW65
60 WNW60
65 WNW65
85 WNW85
105 WNW105
115 WNW115
105 WNW105
95 WNW95
90 WNW90
85 WNW85
90 WNW90
85 W85
50 WSW50
20 WSW20
20 WNW20
70 WNW70
55 W55
25 WSW25
30 WSW30
30 W30
35 WNW35
85 WNW85
115 WNW115
135 WNW135
130 WNW130
clear clear clear clear clear some clouds light snow snow shwrs some clouds clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - 2 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
High °C
-8 -8 -10 -13 -13 -15 -17 -17 -17 -17 -16 -17 -18 -18 -18 -15 -15 -16 -17 -15 -15 -12 -11 -12 -13 -13 -15
Low °C
-9 -9 -13 -13 -14 -17 -17 -17 -18 -18 -17 -20 -20 -18 -18 -17 -15 -19 -18 -16 -16 -14 -11 -14 -14 -14 -17
Chill °C
-19 -20 -23 -27 -27 -31 -36 -36 -36 -35 -33 -34 -36 -36 -35 -22 -24 -31 -28 -25 -25 -22 -22 -26 -31 -31 -34
Freezing level m
4350 4800 4100 3550 4050 3600 3300 3600 3100 2650 3700 3000 2450 3600 3000 3200 3900 3250 2800 3700 3350 3550 4400 3400 2850 3950 3100
Sea lvl6000ft12000ft18000ft24000ft30000ft
mountain backdrop mountain backdrop
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Sunrise
8:22 - - 8:22 - - 8:22 - - 8:22 - - 8:22 - - 8:22 - - 8:23 - - 8:23 - - 8:23 - -
Sunset
- 6:49 - - 6:49 - - 6:49 - - 6:49 - - 6:50 - - 6:50 - - 6:50 - - 6:51 - - 6:51 -

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Desierto Atacama
222 km WSW
204m alt.
45 minutes ago
11° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 360).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport
302 km SSE
429m alt.
45 minutes ago
9.2° C
-
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 230).
40 km
Mid: clear
Catamarca Airport
318 km ESE
454m alt.
45 minutes ago
13.5° C
-
30
Fresh winds from the NNE
(30 kph at 20).
40 km
Mid: clear
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
343 km E
450m alt.
45 minutes ago
n/a° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 360).
Tucumán Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
343 km E
450m alt.
45 minutes ago
6.5° C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 360).
27 km
Mid: clear

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Nevados Ojos del Salado and within an acceptable time window.

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