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

Socompa
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 7 pm Mon 17 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNW on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, strong winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
5150
5250
4500
5050
9650
km/h
85
NNW
65
NNW
80
NNW
70
NNW
5
NW
25
S
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
20
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
5
 mm
max °C
-6
-7
-6
-10
-12
-9
-9
-4
-2
-4
0
1
-1
1
2
-2
min °C
-10
-9
-7
-15
-15
-10
-10
-8
-2
-4
-3
1
-3
-3
1
-3
 chill °C
-23
-21
-20
-25
-22
-14
-19
-17
-7
-10
-9
-4
-8
-9
-5
-10
Freezing level m
3100
3450
3500
2700
2900
3100
2400
3950
4250
3850
4500
4650
4100
4600
4650
3950
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-18-18-18-24-26-20-17-15-13-13-12-11-12-11-11-12-14-15-14-20-21-17-14-12-9-10-9-6-9-7-6-9-8-8-7-13-14-10-10-6-2-4-21-2-12-3-2-21-6-6-3-5052594694
Sunrise
6:56
6:56
6:54
6:54
6:54
Sunset
6:15
6:15
6:16
6:16
6:17

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Socompa Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Socompa is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NNW on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).

Socompa Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, strong winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Socompa at the specific elevation of 4500 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
221 km NW
2293m alt.
53 minutes ago
10° C
clear
State of sky unchanged.
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 240).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
246 km W
710m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Antofagasta
247 km W
113m alt.
53 minutes ago
18° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
28
Moderate winds from the N
(28 kph at 10).
45 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Salta Airport
286 km E
691m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
cloudy
Drizzle
Wind obs. (9 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
289 km E
1219m alt.
53 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
6
Jujuy Airport
323 km E
657m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
light rain
Drizzle
13
Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 180 to 240 degs)
(13 kph at 210).
1.0 km
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
402 km SE
1450m alt.
3 hours ago
7° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 248).
3
Desierto Atacama Airport
406 km SSW
204m alt.
53 minutes ago
16° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 40).
30 km
Low: few
Mid: mostly cloudy
High: broken
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
418 km SE
563m alt.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Drizzle
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 250).
5.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: broken
473 km NW
215m alt.
53 minutes ago
18° C
light rain
Drizzle
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast

* 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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