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Nevados Ojos del Salado
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 8 am Fri 17 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 8 am Fri 17 Jul 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 Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri morning, min -21°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Mon morning, min -23°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Mon morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Wed night).
	Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	mod. snow	light snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light snow
Cloud base (m)	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5550	5900	5900	5350
km/h	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
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cm	8	4	20	12	17	23	9	10	14	5	4	5	1	—	—	—	—	4
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-17	-18	-19	-19	-19	-19	-19	-17	-17	-18	-18	-19	-21	-21	-20	-19	-19	-19
min °C	-18	-19	-20	-19	-20	-21	-20	-18	-19	-19	-18	-22	-23	-22	-21	-20	-19	-20
chill °C	-42	-43	-44	-41	-42	-44	-43	-41	-42	-42	-40	-45	-46	-43	-42	-41	-39	-40

Freezing level m	3050	3150	3000	3150	3300	3150	3050	3300	3000	2650	3050	3000	2500	2950	2550	2750	3200	3000

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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 Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri morning, min -21°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat night).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Mon morning, min -23°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Mon morning, extremely windy from the WNW 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. 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: few Mid: broken
Yunka Suma 254 km E 1450m alt. 57 minutes ago	27° C	Dry	Light winds from the WSW (13 kph at 248).
San Antonio wx 297 km ESE 973m alt. 47 minutes ago	31° C	Dry	Wind obs. (18 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (9 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.	0.0 km
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 90).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the NNE (6 kph at 20).	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: broken
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 343 km E 563m alt. 2 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 320 to 020 degs) (11 kph at 350).	0.0 km Low: no significant cloud Mid: few High: overcast
La Hoyada wx 362 km ENE 1146m alt. 2 hours ago	28° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 270).
Vicuña- Parque Los Pimientos 386 km S 644m alt. 3 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (18 kph from 60 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.