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Nevados Ojos del Salado
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 8 am Wed 12 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 8 am Wed 12 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 Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed morning, min -20°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (gales from the WNW on Wed night, extremely windy from the WNW by Fri night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Mon afternoon, min -20°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sun afternoon, extremely windy from the NW by Mon night).
	Wednesday 12			Thursday 13			Friday 14			Saturday 15			Sunday 16			Monday 17
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	light snow	some clouds	light snow	light snow	cloudy	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5400	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5500	5450	5350		6250	5950
km/h	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW
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cm	12	19	7	9	10	4	—	2	2	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-16	-17	-19	-17	-17	-17	-17	-17	-18	-19	-19	-20	-18	-18	-19	-17	-16	-16
min °C	-16	-19	-20	-18	-17	-19	-18	-18	-20	-20	-19	-20	-20	-18	-20	-19	-17	-18
chill °C	-33	-37	-38	-35	-34	-38	-37	-36	-41	-41	-41	-42	-42	-39	-41	-39	-36	-38

Freezing level m	3600	3650	3100	3250	3650	3300	2900	3550	2700	2900	3350	2850	2550	3300	2300	2450	3650	3100

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

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Mon afternoon, min -20°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sun afternoon, extremely windy from the NW by Mon 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 Atacama Airport 222 km WSW 204m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Dry and cloudy.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken High: overcast
Bella Vista Ambato 286 km ESE 1474m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 180).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 230).	0.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 135).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the NNE (9 kph at 20).	10.0 km Low: no significant cloud Mid: scattered
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 343 km E 563m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 1).	7.0 km Low: scattered
Vicuña- Parque Los Pimientos 386 km S 644m alt. 3 hours ago		-	Light winds from the ENE (18 kph at 60).
Vicuña wx 386 km S 696m alt. 3 hours ago	12° C	-	Fresh winds from the ESE (32 kph at 108).
Salta Airport 397 km NE 691m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 1).	9.0 km Low: scattered 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.