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Nevados Ojos del Salado Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile

Issued: 8 am Sat 26 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 8 am Sat 26 Sep 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 Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Sun morning, gales from the NW by Mon afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu night, min -20°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, gales from the W by Thu night).
	Saturday 26			Sunday 27			Monday 28			Tuesday 29			Wednesday 30			Thursday 1
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	mod. snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)			7150		6350	6550	5900	5350	5350	5400	5450	5500	5400	5350			9100	8750
km/h	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	SW	S	SW	SSE	WSW	W
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	10	12	1	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-8	-8	-9	-8	-7	-9	-10	-11	-12	-17	-16	-18	-16	-16	-16	-13	-13	-12
min °C	-9	-8	-9	-9	-7	-11	-11	-12	-16	-17	-17	-20	-18	-16	-16	-15	-13	-14
chill °C	-22	-21	-22	-23	-20	-25	-25	-26	-32	-32	-31	-36	-33	-28	-27	-24	-19	-28

Freezing level m	4600	5000	4750	4650	4950	4650	4250	4350	3850	3550	3800	3000	3100	3800	3250	3650	4300	3700

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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 Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Sun morning, gales from the NW by Mon afternoon).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu night, min -20°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, 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. 1 hour ago		-	Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto Atacama Airport 222 km WSW 204m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	No report.	Light winds from the NNW (18 kph at 330).	0.0 km
Yunka Suma 254 km E 1450m alt. 41 minutes ago	16°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 158).
Bella Vista Ambato 286 km ESE 1474m alt. 40 minutes ago	21°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Light winds from the SW (11 kph at 230).	0.0 km
LARiojaAero 303 km SSE 429m alt. 3 hours ago	19°C	Widespread dust in suspension not raised by wind.	Light winds from the SW (11 kph at 230).	35 km Mid: clear
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 1 hour ago	25°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 113).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 50).	0.0 km
CatamarcaAero 318 km ESE 454m alt. 3 hours ago	18°C	-	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 140).	40 km Mid: clear
TucumanAero 341 km E 450m alt. 3 hours ago	16°C	Visibility reduced by smoke.	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 320).	29 km Mid: clear

* 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.