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Nevados Ojos del Salado Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile

Issued: 2 pm Fri 23 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 2 pm Fri 23 Oct Local Time

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3 Nevados Ojos del Salado Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun morning, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Mon morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon afternoon, min -18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the NW by Wed night).
	Fri 23		Saturday 24			Sunday 25			Monday 26			Tuesday 27			Wednesday 28
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	6950	8800						8850	7100	6300	5350	5350	5350	9450	8650	6200	5900
km/h	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	NW	NW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	12	1	6	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-14	-16	-16	-16	-14	-10	-10	-12	-12	-14	-15	-16	-16	-16	-14	-15	-16
min °C	-15	-17	-17	-16	-16	-12	-11	-13	-12	-14	-17	-17	-16	-17	-15	-15	-18
chill °C	-34	-36	-36	-34	-33	-27	-25	-26	-24	-27	-32	-31	-30	-30	-29	-29	-29

Freezing level m	4100	3200	3350	3900	3200	3850	4500	3950	4050	4150	3800	3550	3850	3000	3400	4000	3100

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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 -10°C on Sun morning, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon afternoon, min -18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Mon afternoon, moderate winds from the NW by Wed 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).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Yunka Suma 254 km E 1450m alt. 53 minutes ago	16°C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 293).
Bella Vista Ambato 286 km ESE 1474m alt. 1 hour ago	14°C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 180).
San Antonio wx 297 km ESE 973m alt. 43 minutes ago	17°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago	25°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 230).	10.0 km Low: broken
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 50 minutes ago	19°C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 248).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago	22°C	Shower - in the vicinity.	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 230).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: overcast
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 343 km E 563m alt. 2 hours ago	20°C	Drizzle	Light winds from the SSE (11 kph at 160).	6.0 km Low: overcast Mid: overcast
La Hoyada wx 362 km ENE 1146m alt. 24 minutes ago	19°C	Dry	Wind obs. (11 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.

* 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.