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Nevados Ojos del Salado Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile

Issued: 8 am Thu 17 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 8 am Thu 17 Sep 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 night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu morning, min -19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Fri night, stormy winds from the W by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue morning, min -14°C on Sun morning). Mainly severe gales.
	Thursday 17			Friday 18			Saturday 19			Sunday 20			Monday 21			Tuesday 22
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	6550	5950	5350	5550	5550	5350	5400	5400	5400	5900	6050	5750			5400
km/h	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	WSW	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW
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cm	—	2	2	1	2	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-14	-14	-14	-16	-15	-16	-16	-14	-14	-12	-11	-12	-10	-10	-10	-7	-7	-8
min °C	-15	-15	-17	-16	-16	-19	-17	-15	-15	-14	-11	-12	-11	-10	-11	-9	-7	-9
chill °C	-30	-28	-31	-30	-29	-33	-32	-30	-30	-30	-21	-21	-21	-20	-21	-19	-17	-20

Freezing level m	3650	3900	3850	3600	3850	3600	2950	3700	3450	3500	4200	3650	3800	4400	3700	4350	4950	4550

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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 night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu morning, min -19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Fri night, stormy winds from the W by Sat night).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue morning, min -14°C on Sun morning). Mainly severe gales.

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	8°C	No report.	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).	10.0 km Low: overcast
Yunka Suma 254 km E 1450m alt. 42 minutes ago	18°C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 270).
Bella Vista Ambato 286 km ESE 1474m alt. 33 minutes ago	16°C	Dry	Wind obs. (10 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Light winds from the S (11 kph at 180).	0.0 km
LARiojaAero 303 km SSE 429m alt. 50 minutes ago	20°C	Visibility reduced by smoke.	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 180).	35 km Mid: scattered
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 2 hours ago	23°C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 68).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Moderate winds from the NE (22 kph at 50).	0.0 km
CatamarcaAero 318 km ESE 454m alt. 50 minutes ago	23°C	-	Moderate winds from the NE (20 kph at 40).	40 km Mid: mostly cloudy
TucumanAero 341 km E 450m alt. 50 minutes ago	22°C	Visibility reduced by smoke.	Light winds from the (6 kph at 270).	28 km Mid: few

* 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.