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Nevados Ojos del Salado
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 2 am Sun 12 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 2 am Sun 12 Jul Local Time

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3 Nevados Ojos del Salado Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, gales from the WNW by Tue night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed morning, min -19°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (gales from the WNW on Wed morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Fri night).
	Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light snow	light snow	cloudy	light snow	light snow	light snow	heavy snow
km/h	SSW	SW	WSW	W	W	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	—	2	1	1	16
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-8	-8	-9	-9	-9	-10	-11	-11	-12	-15	-15	-16	-19	-19	-17	-16	-16	-17
min °C	-10	-8	-10	-10	-9	-11	-12	-12	-15	-15	-16	-18	-19	-19	-19	-17	-17	-17
chill °C	-21	-18	-21	-21	-20	-23	-25	-26	-30	-31	-34	-37	-39	-41	-41	-40	-40	-40

Freezing level m	4550	5000	4750	4600	4850	4600	4350	4550	4150	3700	4050	3600	3300	3550	3200	3200	3450	3300
Cloud base (m)			9550							8700		6450	5800	5850	5400	5350	5350	5350

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Nevados Ojos del Salado Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Nevados Ojos del Salado is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, gales from the WNW by Tue night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed morning, min -19°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (gales from the WNW on Wed morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Fri 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. 1 hour ago		-	Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto Atacama Airport 222 km WSW 204m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	No report.	Light winds from the NNW (18 kph at 330).	0.0 km
San Antonio wx 297 km ESE 973m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 315).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 230).	0.0 km Low: few
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 225).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Dry and cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 20).	10.0 km Low: overcast Mid: overcast
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 343 km E 563m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the ESE (9 kph at 120).	8.0 km Low: broken Mid: broken High: overcast
La Hoyada wx 362 km ENE 1146m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (10 kph at 135).
Chapilca 363 km S 961m alt. 32 minutes ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 67).
Vicuña- Parque Los Pimientos 386 km S 644m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Light winds from the ENE (18 kph at 60).

* 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.