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Socompa Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile
Issued: 2 am Thu 17 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, near gales from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
5150
5450
4500
4650
4600
4800
4600
5150
7150
9450
km/h
20
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
40
WNW
50
NW
25
WNW
30
W
40
WNW
35
W
30
W
40
W
20
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
10
W
10
SW
10
W
15
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
5
2
2
1
 mm
max °C
0
0
-2
-3
-2
-4
-3
0
-1
1
3
1
1
3
2
4
7
5
min °C
-2
-2
-3
-4
-2
-6
-5
-1
-2
-1
3
-2
-1
3
0
1
6
2
 chill °C
-8
-9
-10
-13
-11
-15
-13
-9
-10
-8
-3
-8
-6
-1
-3
-3
4
-2
Freezing level m
4250
4550
4100
3950
4200
3800
3850
4400
4200
4350
4950
4500
4400
4900
4650
4700
5350
5000
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
7:26
7:26
7:24
7:24
7:22
7:22
Sunset
7:27
7:27
7:28
7:28
7:28
7:29

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Socompa Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Socompa is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, near gales from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Socompa Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

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
Toconao
137 km N
2446m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 110).
221 km NW
2293m alt.
2 hours ago
-
61
Near gales from the E
(61 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Universidad Católica Norte- Antofagasta
234 km W
238m alt.
3 hours ago
13°C
No report.
Wind obs. (58 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
246 km W
710m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Salta Airport
286 km E
691m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
289 km E
1219m alt.
58 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 45).
0
JujuyAero
320 km E
905m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
-
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: clear
Jujuy Airport
323 km E
657m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 280).
0.0 km
Copiapó Universidad de Atacama
390 km S
478m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
402 km SE
1450m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 90).
3

* 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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