Socompa weather
– Lat/Long: 24.40° S 68.25° W

Socompa
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 7 am Thu 13 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 6mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, near gales from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
5100
4850
4800
4500
5500
4550
4700
6450
4700
6250
4700
5450
4600
4700
4500
4500
km/h
25
NW
35
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
35
NW
20
NW
30
NW
45
NW
25
NW
35
NW
45
NW
20
NW
40
NNW
45
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
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Weather map
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Weather map
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
10
5
 mm
1.3
3
1.2
0.2
0.4
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.5
max °C
2
4
2
4
6
2
4
6
1
3
6
0
4
5
1
1
1
-1
min °C
1
4
1
2
5
0
0
5
-2
-1
4
-2
0
3
0
1
0
-7
 chill °C
-4
-2
-4
-3
0
-5
-5
-1
-8
-7
-2
-8
-6
-4
-6
-5
-6
-14
Freezing level m
3850
4050
3650
4100
4250
3600
4050
4100
3300
4000
4100
3200
4000
4000
3500
3600
3450
3050
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-16-15-16-14-13-15-15-14-16-15-14-16-16-15-16-16-14-17-13-11-12-11-9-12-11-10-12-11-10-13-12-11-12-12-11-15-6-3-5-4-2-5-5-3-6-5-3-7-6-4-6-6-6-924236126-115-124111-4
Sunrise
7:01
7:00
7:00
6:58
6:58
6:56
Sunset
6:14
6:14
6:15
6:15
6:15
6:15

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Socompa Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Socompa is: A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 6mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, near gales from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Socompa Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Tue night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Socompa at the specific elevation of 3500 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Socompa. 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 StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Toconao
137 km N
2446m alt.
4 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 110).
221 km NW
2293m alt.
3 hours ago
7° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Universidad Católica Norte- Antofagasta
234 km W
238m alt.
4 hours ago
13° C
No report.
Wind obs. (58 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
246 km W
710m alt.
3 hours ago
18° C
light rain
Drizzle
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
9.0 km
Low: overcast
Antofagasta
247 km W
113m alt.
4 hours ago
18° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 50).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Salta Airport
286 km E
691m alt.
3 hours ago
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
289 km E
1219m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 45).
0
Jujuy Airport
323 km E
657m alt.
3 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 320).
9.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Copiapó Universidad de Atacama
390 km S
478m alt.
4 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
395 km ENE
388m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 23).
0

* 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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