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Nevados Ojos del Salado
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 8 am Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 8 am Tue 18 Aug Local Time

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3 Nevados Ojos del Salado Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu afternoon, min -24°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Tue morning, light winds from the SSE by Tue night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri morning, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, gales from the WNW by Sat night).
	Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19			Thursday 20			Friday 21			Saturday 22			Sunday 23
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	light snow	snow shwrs	clear
Cloud base (m)	5350	5600	5800	5400	5600											5550	5350	5400
km/h	NNW	NNW	NNE	SSE	S	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W
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cm	—	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	5	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-22	-21	-23	-23	-19	-17	-14	-13	-14	-12	-12	-13	-13	-13	-15	-15	-14	-15
min °C	-23	-22	-24	-24	-21	-18	-16	-14	-15	-15	-13	-14	-14	-14	-16	-15	-15	-17
chill °C	-42	-41	-36	-38	-37	-34	-31	-26	-28	-27	-25	-27	-27	-28	-31	-30	-28	-32

Freezing level m	2650	3200	2650	2250	3100	2750	3050	4050	3350	3400	4250	3550	3450	4200	3150	3450	3950	3000

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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 Tue night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu afternoon, min -24°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NNW on Tue morning, light winds from the SSE by Tue night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri morning, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, 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	8° C	No report.	Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto Atacama Airport 222 km WSW 204m alt. 3 hours ago	11° C	No report.	Light winds from the NNW (18 kph at 330).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
Yunka Suma 254 km E 1450m alt. 56 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 113).
Bella Vista Ambato 286 km ESE 1474m alt. 48 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 180).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 3 hours ago	17° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: overcast
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 57 minutes ago	13° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 338).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 3 hours ago	13° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the NE (13 kph at 50).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 343 km E 563m alt. 3 hours ago	14° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken High: overcast
Vicuña- Parque Los Pimientos 386 km S 644m alt. 3 hours ago	3° C	No report.	Wind obs. (18 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
Vicuña wx 386 km S 696m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	-	Calm (3 kph at 265).

* 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.