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Nevados Ojos del Salado Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile

Issued: 8 am Sun 18 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 8 am Sun 18 Oct 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 Sun night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun afternoon, min -19°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (gales from the WNW on Mon afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Tue afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu afternoon, min -19°C on Fri night). Mainly extremely windy.
	Sunday 18			Monday 19			Tuesday 20			Wednesday 21			Thursday 22			Friday 23
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	light snow	heavy snow	some clouds	light snow	light snow	cloudy	some clouds	light snow	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	6250	5350	5350	5450	5650	5350	6000	6050	5350	5400	6450	5500	6100	5950			6450	5950
km/h	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
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cm	2	5	14	—	5	3	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-15	-14	-15	-17	-16	-18	-18	-18	-18	-16	-15	-15	-15	-14	-15	-14	-14	-17
min °C	-16	-14	-18	-17	-16	-19	-19	-18	-19	-18	-15	-17	-16	-14	-15	-14	-15	-19
chill °C	-32	-29	-36	-34	-32	-38	-39	-38	-38	-37	-32	-35	-35	-32	-32	-31	-33	-38

Freezing level m	3500	3900	3600	3300	3750	3450	3150	3650	3200	3100	4000	3250	3550	4050	3100	3500	4150	2900

	6:54	—	—	6:54	—	—	6:52	—	—	6:52	—	—	6:50	—	—	6:50	—	—
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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 Sun night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun afternoon, min -19°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (gales from the WNW on Mon afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu afternoon, min -19°C on Fri night). Mainly extremely windy.

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
Tinogasta 142 km SE 1201m alt. 2 hours ago	13°C	-	Light winds from the ESE (15 kph at 110).	39 km Mid: overcast
Copiapó Universidad de Atacama 183 km WSW 478m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto Atacama Airport 222 km WSW 204m alt. 2 hours ago	16°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Moderate winds from the N (20 kph at 0).	9.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Yunka Suma 254 km E 1450m alt. 44 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 135).
Bella Vista Ambato 286 km ESE 1474m alt. 46 minutes ago	12°C	Dry	Wind obs. (8 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
San Antonio wx 297 km ESE 973m alt. 2 hours ago	11°C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 293).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago	13°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.	8.0 km Low: broken Mid: scattered
LARiojaAero 303 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago	13°C	Mist	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 230).	28 km Mid: mostly cloudy
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 2 hours ago	18°C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 0).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago	17°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 350).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken

* 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.