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Nevados Ojos del Salado
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 2 pm Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 2 pm Tue 25 Aug Local Time

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3 Nevados Ojos del Salado Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue afternoon, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Fri morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat afternoon, min -20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Mon morning).
	Tue 25		Wednesday 26			Thursday 27			Friday 28			Saturday 29			Sunday 30
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	light snow	cloudy	cloudy
Cloud base (m)				6500	5900	5400	5550	5400	5350	5350	5400	5400	6950	6800	6200	5450	5350
km/h	SW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-11	-13	-14	-14	-16	-15	-15	-16	-16	-16	-17	-16	-15	-17	-18	-19	-19
min °C	-12	-13	-14	-15	-17	-16	-15	-17	-16	-16	-18	-17	-16	-18	-19	-19	-20
chill °C	-23	-24	-29	-33	-36	-36	-34	-38	-37	-37	-39	-38	-36	-39	-41	-40	-41

Freezing level m	4200	3800	3700	4000	3150	3350	3900	3300	3200	3600	2750	2800	3700	3100	3000	3300	2300

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Nevados Ojos del Salado Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Nevados Ojos del Salado is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue afternoon, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Fri morning).

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

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat afternoon, min -20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Mon morning).

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 de Atacama Airport 224 km WSW 197m alt. 3 hours ago	18°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 180 to 280 degs) (15 kph at 230).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
Yunka Suma 254 km E 1450m alt. 1 hour ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 338).
Bella Vista Ambato 286 km ESE 1474m alt. 2 hours ago	21°C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 315).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 3 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 0).	0.0 km Low: few
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 1 hour ago	24°C	Dry	Light winds from the NNE (6 kph at 23).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 3 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Moderate winds from the NNE (26 kph at 20).	0.0 km Low: few Mid: overcast
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 343 km E 563m alt. 3 hours ago	24°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (13 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.	9.0 km Low: no significant cloud Mid: scattered High: overcast
Chapilca 363 km S 961m alt. 1 hour ago	26°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 298).
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.