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Nevados Ojos del Salado
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 2 am Thu 06 Aug Local Time
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3 Nevados Ojos del Salado Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (stormy winds from the W on Thu night, extremely windy from the W by Fri night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon morning, min -17°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun morning, near gales from the WNW by Tue night).
	Thursday 6			Friday 7			Saturday 8			Sunday 9			Monday 10			Tuesday 11
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	mod. snow	mod. snow	light snow	light snow	heavy snow
Cloud base (m)									7200		7000		6750	5950	5350	5350	5400	5350
km/h	W	WSW	W	W	W	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	9	3	4	18
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-13	-12	-13	-14	-14	-16	-16	-15	-17	-16	-16	-15	-14	-15	-15	-14	-14	-14
min °C	-16	-12	-16	-16	-15	-17	-17	-15	-18	-17	-16	-16	-14	-15	-16	-15	-14	-15
chill °C	-34	-28	-34	-34	-33	-36	-36	-32	-37	-36	-34	-33	-31	-31	-32	-32	-30	-30

Freezing level m	3500	4250	3850	3550	4100	3550	3300	4000	3550	3500	3900	3750	3850	3800	3550	3800	3900	3850

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

The weather forecast for Nevados Ojos del Salado is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (stormy winds from the W on Thu night, extremely windy from the W by Fri night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon morning, min -17°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun morning, near gales from the WNW 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.	Light winds from the NNW (18 kph at 330).	Low: no cloud
Yunka Suma 254 km E 1450m alt. 59 minutes ago	2° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 315).
Bella Vista Ambato 286 km ESE 1474m alt. 45 minutes ago	26° C	Dry	Wind obs. (24 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
San Antonio wx 297 km ESE 973m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 315).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 270).	0.0 km Low: few
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 24 minutes ago	13° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 90).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Fog -.	Light winds from the SSW (6 kph at 200).	0.2 km Low: no significant cloud
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 343 km E 563m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Fog -.	Calm (2 kph at 1).	0.0 km Low: no significant cloud Mid: overcast High: overcast
SHIP6364 354 km SW 15m alt. 3 hours ago	16° C		Fresh winds from the S (38 kph at 190).	17.7 km

* 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.