Nevados Ojos del Salado weather
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Nevados Ojos del Salado Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile
Issued: 2 pm Wed 07 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri night, min -21°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Fri afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat afternoon, min -22°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (gales from the W on Sat night, extremely windy from the WNW by Mon night).

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
6700
5800
6450
7050
5400
6700
6250
6250
5350
5350
5350
5550
5750
6000
5350
km/h
110
WNW
90
NW
90
NW
90
NW
85
NW
95
WNW
130
W
65
W
60
WNW
85
W
80
WNW
90
WNW
80
WNW
95
WNW
100
WNW
100
WNW
100
WNW
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Snowflake cm
—
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
14
8
2
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-18
-18
-19
-18
-18
-19
-15
-14
-14
-14
-16
-18
-18
-20
-20
-20
-20
min °C
-18
-19
-20
-19
-21
-21
-16
-15
-14
-15
-17
-18
-19
-20
-20
-20
-22
 chill °C
-37
-38
-39
-37
-41
-41
-35
-30
-28
-31
-34
-36
-38
-39
-40
-40
-43
Freezing level m
3650
3350
3250
3600
3150
3050
3650
3050
3650
4100
3450
3200
3650
2900
2650
3400
2550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-24-25-26-25-26-27-22-20-20-21-23-24-25-26-26-26-26-18-19-20-19-20-20-16-15-14-15-17-18-19-20-20-20-21-10-12-12-11-13-13-9-10-8-7-10-11-11-14-14-12-15
Sunrise
—
—
7:05
—
—
7:03
—
—
7:03
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:01
—
—
Sunset
7:37
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:38
—
—
7:38
—
—
7:39
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Nevados Ojos del Salado Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Nevados Ojos del Salado is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri night, min -21°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Fri afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Fri night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat afternoon, min -22°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (gales from the W on Sat night, extremely windy from the WNW by Mon 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 StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Copiapó Universidad de Atacama
183 km WSW
478m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto Atacama Airport
222 km WSW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
No report.
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 250).
0.0 km
254 km E
1450m alt.
56 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 293).
3
286 km ESE
1474m alt.
1 hour ago
20°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 135).
3
297 km ESE
973m alt.
49 minutes ago
22°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
3
300 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: few
308 km ESE
577m alt.
43 minutes ago
27°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 135).
3
318 km ESE
454m alt.
2 hours ago
29°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Tucuma / eniente
343 km E
450m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
light rain
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
8.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
362 km ENE
1146m alt.
52 minutes ago
26°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 90).
27

* 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.

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