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Nevados Ojos del Salado
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 8 am Sat 15 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 8 am Sat 15 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 Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun morning, min -23°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the NNW by Mon night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu morning, min -25°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Tue morning, light winds from the E by Tue night).
	Saturday 15			Sunday 16			Monday 17			Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19			Thursday 20
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	5350	5350	5350	5400	5700	5350	5400	5450		5500	5350	5900	6150	5450
km/h	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	ESE	S	S	SW	SW	WSW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-19	-19	-18	-17	-17	-19	-20	-20	-21	-19	-19	-21	-23	-21	-17	-15	-15	-15
min °C	-19	-19	-20	-19	-18	-21	-21	-20	-23	-22	-20	-25	-23	-22	-20	-16	-15	-16
chill °C	-40	-41	-42	-41	-39	-44	-43	-42	-45	-42	-40	-44	-36	-38	-36	-30	-28	-31

Freezing level m	3100	3400	2900	2600	3500	2850	2550	3250	2500	2750	3250	2400	2550	3100	2400	3000	3800	3150

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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 Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun morning, min -23°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the NNW by Mon night).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu morning, min -25°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Tue morning, light winds from the E by Tue 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. 47 minutes ago	14° C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 260).	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: overcast
Yunka Suma 254 km E 1450m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 158).
Bella Vista Ambato 286 km ESE 1474m alt. 34 minutes ago	13° C	Dry	Wind obs. (13 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
ASCATB289E26S 292 km W 15m alt. 2 hours ago			Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 224).	- km
ASCATB289E27S 295 km WSW 15m alt. 2 hours ago			Calm (4 kph at 259).	- km
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 230).	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: broken
ASCATB288E26S 305 km W 15m alt. 2 hours ago			Light winds from the SW (8 kph at 221).	- km
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 59 minutes ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 315).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SSW (9 kph at 200).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
ASCATB288E27S 318 km WSW 15m alt. 2 hours ago			Calm (1 kph at 296).	- 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.