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Nevados Ojos del Salado Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile

Issued: 8 am Wed 30 Sep Local Time

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3 Nevados Ojos del Salado Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Wed night, stormy winds from the WNW by Fri night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun morning, min -20°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (gales from the W on Sat morning, extremely windy from the W by Sun night).
	Wednesday 30			Thursday 1			Friday 2			Saturday 3			Sunday 4			Monday 5
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	heavy snow	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	light snow
Cloud base (m)				8950		9100		6250	5350	5350	5400	6100	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350
km/h	WSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	W
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	15	4	1	4	12	13	10	9	8	2
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-14	-13	-14	-12	-11	-12	-14	-15	-17	-20	-17	-17	-16	-16	-19	-19	-19	-17
min °C	-16	-13	-14	-13	-11	-14	-14	-16	-20	-20	-19	-17	-18	-17	-19	-19	-20	-19
chill °C	-30	-25	-26	-24	-20	-28	-29	-34	-39	-38	-38	-35	-37	-36	-38	-39	-39	-38

Freezing level m	3400	4050	3650	3900	4400	3900	3800	4100	3500	3250	3500	2750	3150	3350	2950	3000	3250	2700

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

The weather forecast for Nevados Ojos del Salado is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Wed night, stormy winds from the WNW by Fri night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun morning, min -20°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (gales from the W on Sat morning, extremely windy from the W 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
Copiapó Universidad de Atacama 183 km WSW 478m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto de Atacama Airport 224 km WSW 197m alt. 2 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 160 to 320 degs) (6 kph at 240).	0.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Yunka Suma 254 km E 1450m alt. 24 minutes ago	14°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 293 degs) was rejected.
Bella Vista Ambato 286 km ESE 1474m alt. 36 minutes ago	17°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
San Antonio wx 297 km ESE 973m alt. 31 minutes ago	16°C	Dry	Wind obs. (8 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago	23°C	-	Light winds from the SE (9 kph at 140).	10.0 km Low: few
LARiojaAero 303 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago	23°C	Visibility reduced by smoke.	Light winds from the SE (9 kph at 140).	40 km Mid: scattered
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 2 hours ago	22°C	Dry	Light winds from the NE (18 kph at 45).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago	23°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Strong winds from the NNE (41 kph at 20).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
CatamarcaAero 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago	23°C	-	Strong winds from the NNE (41 kph at 20).	40 km Mid: few

* 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.