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Nevados Ojos del Salado
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 2 am Mon 13 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 2 am Mon 13 Jul 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 well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon morning, min -18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Mon morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Wed night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri morning, min -22°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Thu night, stormy winds from the WNW by Sat night).
	Monday 13			Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17			Saturday 18
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	mod. snow	mod. snow	light snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	light snow	heavy snow
km/h	W	W	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	7	3	10	6	5	13
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-10	-10	-10	-11	-12	-13	-15	-15	-16	-18	-18	-18	-17	-17	-18	-19	-21	-22
min °C	-10	-10	-12	-12	-12	-15	-15	-15	-18	-18	-18	-18	-17	-18	-19	-20	-22	-22
chill °C	-21	-21	-25	-25	-25	-31	-31	-32	-37	-38	-39	-40	-40	-41	-42	-43	-45	-43

Freezing level m	4550	4800	4500	4250	4500	4100	3750	4050	3650	3400	3650	3100	2950	3150	2950	2900	2950	2850
Cloud base (m)	9700	9700							7000	6600	6100	5400	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350	5350

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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 well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon morning, min -18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Mon morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Wed night).

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

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri morning, min -22°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Thu night, stormy winds from the WNW by Sat 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. 2 hours ago	8° C	No report.	Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto Atacama Airport 222 km WSW 204m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	No report.	Light winds from the NNW (18 kph at 330).	0.0 km
Yunka Suma 254 km E 1450m alt. 32 minutes ago	5° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 293).
San Antonio wx 297 km ESE 973m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 203).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 230).	0.0 km
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 3 hours ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 293).
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the W (7 kph at 270).	0.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 343 km E 563m alt. 2 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 0).	5.0 km Low: scattered Mid: few High: overcast
La Hoyada wx 362 km ENE 1146m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 270).
Chapilca 363 km S 961m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 31).

* 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.