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Nevados Ojos del Salado Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile

Issued: 2 am Wed 23 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 2 am Wed 23 Sep Local Time

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3 Nevados Ojos del Salado Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu morning, severe gales from the WNW by Fri night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat morning, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Mon morning, strong winds from the NW by Mon night).
	Wednesday 23			Thursday 24			Friday 25			Saturday 26			Sunday 27			Monday 28
	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	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	light snow	mod. snow	heavy snow
Cloud base (m)													6600	6800	7300	6150	5450	5350
km/h	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	9	12
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-8	-8	-9	-8	-8	-10	-8	-8	-9	-8	-8	-9	-9	-9	-10	-11	-11	-12
min °C	-10	-8	-10	-9	-9	-10	-9	-9	-10	-9	-8	-10	-10	-9	-12	-12	-11	-14
chill °C	-23	-20	-23	-21	-22	-23	-22	-22	-23	-22	-21	-23	-24	-23	-27	-28	-26	-29

Freezing level m	4350	4850	4250	4400	4850	4250	4400	4900	4400	4450	4900	4450	4500	4800	4400	4200	4350	4050

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

The weather forecast for Nevados Ojos del Salado is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu morning, severe gales from the WNW by Fri night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat morning, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Mon morning, strong winds 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	11°C	No report.	Light winds from the NNW (18 kph at 330).	0.0 km
Bella Vista Ambato 286 km ESE 1474m alt. 2 hours ago	7°C	Dry	Calm (5 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 (9 kph at 270).	0.0 km Low: broken
LARiojaAero 303 km SSE 429m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	Widespread dust in suspension not raised by wind.	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 230).	35 km Mid: few
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 2 hours ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 68).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Fresh winds from the NE (31 kph at 40).	0.0 km Low: scattered
CatamarcaAero 318 km ESE 454m alt. 1 hour ago	14°C	-	Moderate winds from the NE (26 kph at 40).	40 km Mid: clear
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 343 km E 563m alt. 2 hours ago	13°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Moderate winds from the N (24 kph at 0).	9.0 km Low: scattered
Chapilca 363 km S 961m alt. 59 minutes ago	11°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 325).

* 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.