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Nevados Ojos del Salado Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile

Issued: 8 pm Sat 10 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 8 pm Sat 10 Oct Local Time

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3 Nevados Ojos del Salado Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat night, min -23°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (gales from the WNW on Sat night, extremely windy from the WNW by Mon afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri morning, min -22°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Tue night, gales from the W by Thu night).
		Sunday 11			Monday 12			Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	light snow	some clouds	clear	cloudy	light snow	cloudy	light snow	light snow	mod. snow	light snow	some clouds	clear	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	5350	5350	5350	5400	5750	6150	5700	6150	5750	5350	5650	5350	5350	5750	6100	5850
km/h	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W
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cm	16	10	9	4	—	—	—	1	—	2	4	8	3	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-14	-15	-16	-19	-20	-20	-22	-20	-19	-19	-19	-18	-19	-20	-18	-18
min °C	-15	-16	-17	-20	-21	-21	-23	-21	-20	-20	-19	-19	-22	-22	-19	-20
chill °C	-31	-33	-34	-39	-41	-41	-44	-41	-39	-40	-38	-37	-41	-41	-37	-37

Freezing level m	3650	3500	3800	3100	2600	3350	2500	2750	3300	2850	2850	3350	2950	2600	3500	2400

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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 night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat night, min -23°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (gales from the WNW on Sat night, extremely windy from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri morning, min -22°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Tue night, gales from the W by Thu 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	16°C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the SSW (11 kph at 210).	0.0 km Low: broken Mid: overcast
Yunka Suma 254 km E 1450m alt. 2 hours ago	8°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 203).
Bella Vista Ambato 286 km ESE 1474m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 0).
San Antonio wx 297 km ESE 973m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 248).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago	16°C	Dry and cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 290).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: overcast
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 1 hour ago	17°C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 45).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago	16°C	Dry and cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: overcast Mid: overcast High: overcast
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 343 km E 563m alt. 2 hours ago	14°C	Dry and cloudy.	Calm (2 kph at 210).	9.0 km Low: few Mid: overcast High: overcast
La Hoyada wx 362 km ENE 1146m alt. 3 hours ago	14°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 90).

* 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.