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Nevados Ojos del Salado Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile

Issued: 2 pm Tue 06 Oct Local Time

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3 Nevados Ojos del Salado Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue afternoon, min -21°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Wed morning, severe gales from the NW by Thu night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri afternoon, min -21°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Fri night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun night).
	Tue 6		Wednesday 7			Thursday 8			Friday 9			Saturday 10			Sunday 11
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	light snow	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	light snow	heavy snow	light snow	light snow	cloudy
Cloud base (m)	5600	5350	5700	6300	5700	6250	6100	6650	8550			6700	6200	5350	5350	5350	5500
km/h	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	W	W	WNW	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	14	4	1	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-15	-17	-18	-17	-16	-18	-18	-20	-18	-14	-15	-14	-14	-16	-19	-19	-20
min °C	-16	-19	-18	-18	-18	-18	-19	-21	-19	-16	-15	-14	-15	-18	-19	-19	-21
chill °C	-34	-39	-38	-37	-36	-36	-37	-40	-38	-32	-30	-29	-30	-36	-38	-38	-41

Freezing level m	4000	3500	3250	3650	3350	3250	3650	2600	2750	3750	3150	3500	4100	3500	3150	3650	2850

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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 Wed night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue afternoon, min -21°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Wed morning, severe gales from the NW by Thu night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri afternoon, min -21°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Fri night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun 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
Desierto de Atacama Airport 224 km WSW 197m alt. 2 hours ago	19°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Moderate winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 300 to 360 degs) (20 kph at 340).	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: overcast
Bella Vista Ambato 286 km ESE 1474m alt. 21 minutes ago	18°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 0).
San Antonio wx 297 km ESE 973m alt. 1 hour ago	21°C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 270).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 0).	0.0 km Low: scattered
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 26 minutes ago	26°C	Dry	Light winds from the NNE (16 kph at 23).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago	27°C	Widespread dust blowing -.	Strong winds from the NE (50 kph at 50).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
Tucuma / eniente 343 km E 450m alt. 2 hours ago	27°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (19 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.	9.0 km Low: broken Mid: scattered High: overcast
La Hoyada wx 362 km ENE 1146m alt. 32 minutes ago	24°C	Dry	Light winds from the ESE (11 kph at 113).
Chapilca 363 km S 961m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (5 kph at 213).
Vicuña wx 386 km S 696m alt. 56 minutes ago	18°C	-	Calm (5 kph at 282).

* 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.