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Nevados Ojos del Salado
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 8 am Sun 19 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 8 am Sun 19 Jul Local Time

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3 Nevados Ojos del Salado Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon afternoon, min -24°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun afternoon, stormy winds from the W by Tue night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri afternoon, min -23°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night).
	Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	mod. snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	light snow	light snow	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	5350	5350	5900	5400	5350	5350	5350	5350	5400	6050			7000	6600	5850
km/h	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW
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cm	6	8	13	13	17	18	4	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-18	-18	-18	-18	-17	-20	-22	-23	-23	-21	-20	-18	-16	-15	-15	-12	-11	-12
min °C	-19	-18	-19	-18	-18	-22	-23	-23	-24	-23	-21	-20	-18	-15	-16	-14	-12	-13
chill °C	-42	-41	-42	-40	-39	-45	-46	-47	-45	-43	-40	-38	-34	-31	-31	-27	-25	-26

Freezing level m	3000	3150	2900	2900	3200	3050	2650	2750	2050	2000	2800	2350	2650	3500	2900	3300	4150	3600

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

The weather forecast for Nevados Ojos del Salado is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon afternoon, min -24°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun afternoon, stormy winds from the W by Tue night).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri afternoon, min -23°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW 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. 47 minutes ago	8° C	No report.	Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto Atacama Airport 222 km WSW 204m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	No report.	Light winds from the NNW (18 kph at 330).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered High: overcast
Yunka Suma 254 km E 1450m alt. 42 minutes ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 23).
San Antonio wx 297 km ESE 973m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 248).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the S (9 kph at 180).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered High: broken
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 225).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 230).	10.0 km Low: overcast Mid: broken
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 343 km E 563m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	9.0 km Low: few Mid: broken High: overcast
La Hoyada wx 362 km ENE 1146m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	Dry	Light winds from the ESE (11 kph at 113).
Vicuña- Parque Los Pimientos 386 km S 644m alt. 2 hours ago	3° C	No report.	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.