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Nevados Ojos del Salado Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile

Issued: 2 pm Fri 18 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 2 pm Fri 18 Sep Local Time

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3 Nevados Ojos del Salado Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon afternoon, gales from the WSW by Tue night).
	Fri 18		Saturday 19			Sunday 20			Monday 21			Tuesday 22			Wednesday 23
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	5500	5350	5400	5350	5350	5400	5400	5800	5800	5550	5550						9200
km/h	NW	WNW	W	W	W	W	W	W	WSW	W	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW
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cm	4	3	—	—	4	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-15	-17	-15	-13	-14	-14	-12	-11	-9	-9	-9	-8	-8	-9	-8	-7	-9
min °C	-16	-19	-17	-14	-15	-14	-13	-12	-11	-9	-10	-9	-8	-10	-9	-8	-9
chill °C	-30	-34	-33	-29	-32	-30	-26	-24	-22	-19	-21	-21	-20	-24	-22	-21	-22

Freezing level m	3900	2950	3100	3850	3800	3450	3950	3550	3800	4450	3700	4050	4700	4150	4400	4850	4200

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	7:28	—	—	7:28	—	—	7:29	—	—	7:29	—	—	7:30	—	—	7:30	—

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 afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon morning, min -19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon afternoon, gales from the WSW 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. 2 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto Atacama Airport 222 km WSW 204m alt. 2 hours ago	11°C	No report.	Wind obs. (18 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.	0.0 km
Yunka Suma 254 km E 1450m alt. 57 minutes ago	16°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 293).
Bella Vista Ambato 286 km ESE 1474m alt. 2 hours ago	18°C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 0).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 3 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SE (7 kph at 140).	0.0 km Low: few
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 1 hour ago	26°C	Dry	Light winds from the N (8 kph at 0).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 3 hours ago	30°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 320).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 343 km E 563m alt. 3 hours ago	28°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the NE (9 kph at 50).	6.0 km Low: no significant cloud Mid: broken High: overcast
Vicuña- Parque Los Pimientos 386 km S 644m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Light winds from the ENE (18 kph at 60).
Vicuña wx 386 km S 696m alt. 59 minutes ago	19°C	-	Light winds from the E (18 kph at 95).

* 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.