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Nevados Ojos del Salado
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 8 am Thu 13 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 8 am Thu 13 Aug 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 Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri morning, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WNW on Thu morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue night, min -22°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon night, gales from the N by Tue night).
	Thursday 13			Friday 14			Saturday 15			Sunday 16			Monday 17			Tuesday 18
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	mod. snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	cloudy	cloudy	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	clear	clear	light snow	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	5350	5350	5350	5400	5500	5350	5350	5350	5350	9100	5500	5350		5400		7400	6250	5350
km/h	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	N
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cm	9	10	9	1	2	2	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	2	4
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-17	-17	-18	-16	-16	-18	-19	-19	-19	-18	-18	-20	-21	-20	-19	-18	-17	-16
min °C	-18	-17	-19	-18	-17	-20	-19	-19	-20	-19	-18	-21	-21	-20	-21	-20	-17	-22
chill °C	-36	-34	-37	-37	-35	-40	-40	-41	-42	-41	-39	-42	-43	-42	-44	-40	-36	-41

Freezing level m	3350	3700	3250	3100	3500	2850	2950	3350	2800	2400	3350	2350	2150	3350	2450	2650	3700	3150

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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 Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri morning, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WNW on Thu morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue night, min -22°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon night, gales from the N 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
Copiapó Universidad de Atacama 183 km WSW 478m alt. 3 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto DE Atacama 223 km WSW 199m alt. 3 hours ago	11° C	No report.	Light winds from the NNW (18 kph at 330).
Yunka Suma 254 km E 1450m alt. 51 minutes ago	10° C	Dry	Wind obs. (10 kph from 293 degs) was rejected.
Bella Vista Ambato 286 km ESE 1474m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Dry	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 90).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 190).	0.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 41 minutes ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 113).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 0).	0.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 343 km E 563m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the NNW (7 kph at 340).	9.0 km Low: no significant cloud
Vicuña- Parque Los Pimientos 386 km S 644m alt. 3 hours ago		-	Light winds from the ENE (18 kph at 60).
Salta Airport 397 km NE 691m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 070 to 180 degs) (6 kph at 120).	8.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered

* 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.