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Nevados Ojos del Salado
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 8 am Sat 18 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 8 am Sat 18 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 morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sun afternoon, min -21°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Mon night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu afternoon, min -24°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Tue morning, gales from the W by Thu night).
	Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	heavy snow	heavy snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	light snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	light snow	light snow	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5400	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	6300	6750	5400	5400	6900	6350
km/h	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	W	W	WSW	W
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cm	13	12	24	7	6	11	4	8	17	2	2	—	—	1	3	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-20	-19	-20	-19	-18	-19	-19	-18	-20	-21	-22	-23	-21	-20	-19	-17	-16	-17
min °C	-20	-20	-20	-20	-19	-20	-20	-18	-21	-22	-22	-24	-23	-21	-21	-18	-16	-17
chill °C	-43	-43	-42	-44	-42	-43	-43	-40	-43	-45	-45	-46	-44	-40	-40	-35	-33	-34

Freezing level m	3200	3200	3050	3000	3150	2850	2650	3150	3000	2500	2850	2250	1850	3000	2600	2400	3350	2800

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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 morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Sun afternoon, min -21°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Mon night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu afternoon, min -24°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Tue morning, 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. 4 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	14° C	Drizzle	Calm (4 kph at 1).	3.5 km Low: scattered Mid: broken High: overcast
Yunka Suma 254 km E 1450m alt. 59 minutes ago	17° C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 248 degs) was rejected.
San Antonio wx 297 km ESE 973m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 203).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 3 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 270).	0.0 km Low: few
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 59 minutes ago	18° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 203).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Moderate winds from the SW (22 kph at 230).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: overcast
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 343 km E 563m alt. 3 hours ago	15° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (2 kph at 1).	5.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken High: scattered
La Hoyada wx 362 km ENE 1146m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	Dry	Wind obs. (16 kph from 68 degs) was rejected.
Vicuña- Parque Los Pimientos 386 km S 644m alt. 4 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.