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Nevados Ojos del Salado
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 8 pm Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 8 pm Sat 29 Aug Local Time

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3 Nevados Ojos del Salado Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue morning, min -21°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sat night, severe gales from the WSW by Tue afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed morning, min -16°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly stormy winds.
		Sunday 30			Monday 31			Tuesday 1			Wednesday 2			Thursday 3
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	mod. snow	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	6000	5350	5400	5400	5400
km/h	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	W	W	W	WNW
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cm	2	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-17	-18	-19	-20	-16	-14	-12	-9	-9	-11	-9	-9	-11	-10	-11	-13
min °C	-18	-19	-20	-21	-18	-15	-14	-11	-11	-11	-10	-10	-12	-11	-13	-15
chill °C	-39	-40	-42	-43	-38	-32	-30	-26	-25	-25	-24	-25	-28	-26	-29	-31

Freezing level m	3150	3000	3250	2150	2150	3150	2550	3100	4200	3450	3500	4350	3350	3600	4250	3450

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

The weather forecast for Nevados Ojos del Salado is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue morning, min -21°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sat night, severe gales from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed morning, min -16°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly stormy winds.

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		-	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).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: overcast
Yunka Suma 254 km E 1450m alt. 58 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 270).
Bella Vista Ambato 286 km ESE 1474m alt. 3 hours ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 45).
La Rioja Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport 300 km SSE 429m alt. 2 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	0.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
San Fernando del Valle de 308 km ESE 577m alt. 1 hour ago	19°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Catamarca Airport 318 km ESE 454m alt. 2 hours ago	19°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the NNE (11 kph at 30).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport 343 km E 563m alt. 2 hours ago	16°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 20).	9.0 km Low: broken Mid: broken High: overcast
Chapilca 363 km S 961m alt. 50 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 170).
Vicuña- Parque Los Pimientos 386 km S 644m alt. 2 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.