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Nevados Ojos del Salado
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 8 am Fri 14 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 8 am Fri 14 Aug Local Time

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3 Nevados Ojos del Salado Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri morning, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Fri night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed afternoon, min -28°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon night, moderate winds from the SSW by Tue night).
	Friday 14			Saturday 15			Sunday 16			Monday 17			Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	5400	5450	5400	5350	5350	5350	5400	5400	5400	5400	5350	6150	5350	5350	5350
km/h	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	SW	SSW	SW	WSW
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cm	1	3	4	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	4	3	2	3	3	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-16	-17	-18	-19	-19	-19	-18	-17	-20	-20	-20	-20	-24	-24	-26	-20	-16	-16
min °C	-18	-17	-19	-19	-19	-20	-19	-18	-20	-20	-20	-25	-25	-24	-28	-25	-16	-17
chill °C	-37	-35	-38	-40	-41	-42	-41	-39	-41	-42	-42	-46	-45	-46	-42	-42	-32	-32

Freezing level m	3100	3550	2800	3100	3400	2800	2400	3450	2650	2750	3300	2250	2500	2850	1850	1700	3200	2700

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

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Wed afternoon, min -28°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon night, moderate winds from the SSW 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 Airport 224 km WSW 197m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered High: broken
Yunka Suma 254 km E 1450m alt. 57 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 338).
Bella Vista Ambato 286 km ESE 1474m alt. 55 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the SW (11 kph at 230).	8.0 km Low: overcast Mid: broken
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 46 minutes ago	16° C	Dry	Light winds from the NNE (6 kph at 23).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 230).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 343 km E 563m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	Mist -.	Light winds from the E (11 kph at 90).	5.0 km Low: overcast Mid: overcast
Vicuña- Parque Los Pimientos 386 km S 644m alt. 3 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (18 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
Vicuña wx 386 km S 696m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 103).

* 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.