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

Socompa
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 1 pm Tue 11 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri night, stormy winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4500
4650
4500
4500
4500
4650
4750
4650
4500
4950
4650
4900
6950
6700
4550
5300
4550
km/h
50
NW
55
NW
55
NW
70
WNW
45
WNW
50
NW
55
NW
45
WNW
50
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
65
NW
70
NW
60
NW
80
NW
80
NW
60
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
3
3
6
4
3
3
6
1
2
 mm
max °C
-3
-4
-5
-4
-5
-4
-3
-4
-3
-2
-5
-4
-3
-6
-4
-2
-6
min °C
-4
-6
-6
-5
-6
-5
-3
-6
-6
-3
-7
-6
-4
-8
-6
-4
-8
 chill °C
-14
-17
-17
-17
-16
-14
-13
-16
-16
-13
-18
-17
-15
-20
-18
-15
-20
Freezing level m
3900
3650
3750
3900
3700
3850
4050
3600
4000
4200
3550
3950
3950
3250
3900
3900
3450
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-14-15-16-16-16-15-14-16-15-14-16-16-15-18-15-14-17-10-11-13-12-12-12-10-12-11-10-12-12-11-14-11-10-14-4-5-6-5-6-5-3-5-5-3-6-5-4-7-5-3-74123124225124-124-1
Sunrise
7:01
7:01
7:00
7:00
6:58
Sunset
6:13
6:14
6:14
6:14
6:15
6:15

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Socompa Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Socompa is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Socompa Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri night, stormy winds from the NW 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
Toconao
137 km N
2446m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 110).
221 km NW
2293m alt.
1 hour ago
-
61
Near gales from the E
(61 kph at 90).
8.0 km
Low: overcast
Universidad Católica Norte- Antofagasta
234 km W
238m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
No report.
Wind obs. (58 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
246 km W
710m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the S
(30 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Salta Airport
286 km E
691m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 310 to 060 degs)
(6 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: overcast
289 km E
1219m alt.
50 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 248).
11
Jujuy Airport
323 km E
657m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the NE.(Wind varies from 020 to 100 degs)
(9 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Copiapó Universidad de Atacama
390 km S
478m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
395 km ENE
388m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 90).
0
402 km SE
1450m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 293).
10

* 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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