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Nevados Ojos del Salado
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 2 am Fri 20 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 2 am Fri 20 Feb 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 below freezing (max -4°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, near gales from the W by Wed night).
	Friday 20			Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25
	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	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear
km/h	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	SSW	WSW	SSW	SW	WSW	W
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	—	3	12	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-4	-5	-6	-5	-6	-6	-6	-8	-10	-8	-9	-8	-7	-7	-7	-6	-7
min °C	-5	-4	-7	-6	-6	-8	-7	-7	-10	-10	-9	-10	-10	-7	-9	-8	-7	-9
chill °C	-14	-12	-18	-16	-14	-19	-18	-17	-21	-20	-15	-13	-17	-13	-17	-16	-16	-21

Freezing level m	5250	5500	5300	5050	5350	5000	4900	5250	4750	4450	5000	4600	4500	5050	4800	4750	5100	4750
Cloud base (m)	7050	7300							5700			5700	5750	6250	5400	5450	5450

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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 below freezing (max -4°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, near gales from the W 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. 4 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto Atacama Airport 222 km WSW 204m alt. 3 hours ago	11° C	No report.	Light winds from the NNW (18 kph at 330).	Low: no cloud
Bella Vista Ambato 286 km ESE 1474m alt. 1 hour ago	16° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 3 hours ago	24° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (15 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: broken
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 44 minutes ago	22° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 45).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 3 hours ago	22° C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the NE (13 kph at 40).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: overcast High: few
Puerta Grande wx 328 km ESE 368m alt. 53 minutes ago	20° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 293).
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 343 km E 563m alt. 3 hours ago		Drizzle	Light winds from the ESE (13 kph at 110).	5.0 km Low: overcast Mid: few High: broken
Chapilca 363 km S 961m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 236).
Vicuña- Parque Los Pimientos 386 km S 644m alt. 4 hours ago		-	Light winds from the WSW (18 kph at 240).

* 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.