Nevados Ojos del Salado weather

Nevados Ojos del Salado
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 2pm Tue 22 Sep Local Time
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Nevados Ojos del Salado Weather (Days 0-3):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu morning, min -12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue night, stormy winds from the NW by Fri morning).

(Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri afternoon, min -15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Fri afternoon, gales from the WNW by Sun night).

(Days 6-9):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu morning, min -19°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (stormy winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Mon night).

(Days 10-12):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Fri morning, severe gales from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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2
Saturday
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Wind km/h
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Freezing level m
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Nevados Ojos del Salado Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Nevados Ojos del Salado is: Mostly dryTemperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu morning, min -12°C on Thu night)Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue night, stormy winds from the NW by Fri morning).

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

Mostly dryTemperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri afternoon, min -15°C on Sat night)Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Fri afternoon, gales from the WNW by Sun night).

Nevados Ojos del Salado Weather (Days 6-9):

A dusting of new snowExtremely cold (max -12°C on Thu morning, min -19°C on Mon night)Winds increasing (stormy winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Desierto Atacama
222 km WSW
204m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 260 to 360 degs)
(17 kph at 310).
Low: few
DesiertoDEAtacama
224 km WSW
197m alt.
3 hours ago
13.2° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 10).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport
302 km SSE
429m alt.
1 hour ago
25.3° C
clear
Haze
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 140).
35 km
Mid: clear
Catamarca Airport
318 km ESE
454m alt.
1 hour ago
29.8° C
-
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 180).
40 km
Mid: clear
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
343 km E
450m alt.
1 hour ago
28.3° C
clear
Visibility reduced by smoke.
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
5.0 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.

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