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

Socompa
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 1 pm Sat 08 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the NW by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, gales from the NW by Wed morning).

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
7350
6700
6050
5050
4800
4500
4500
4550
4500
4500
4500
4600
4650
4550
km/h
55
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
55
WNW
40
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
45
WNW
30
NW
30
NNW
55
NW
60
NW
60
WNW
35
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
4
4
2
16
7
10
2
1
4
3
 mm
max °C
1
-2
0
1
-1
-1
-1
-4
-3
-3
-4
-6
-6
-6
-4
-2
-3
min °C
0
-3
-3
1
-2
-2
-2
-4
-4
-4
-5
-6
-6
-9
-5
-3
-5
 chill °C
-8
-12
-12
-7
-10
-10
-10
-12
-12
-12
-15
-17
-17
-19
-14
-12
-14
Freezing level m
4550
4000
4500
4600
4300
4350
4200
3800
3950
3900
3650
3600
3600
2950
3950
4200
3750
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Sunrise
7:03
7:03
7:03
7:01
7:01
Sunset
6:12
6:12
6:13
6:13
6:14
6:14

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Socompa Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Socompa is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the NW by Tue morning).

Socompa Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, gales from the NW by Wed morning).

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).
0.0 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
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Salta Airport
286 km E
691m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 70).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Jujuy Airport
323 km E
657m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the S.(Wind varies from 150 to 220 degs)
(28 kph at 180).
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.
52 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 315).
13
Desierto Atacama Airport
406 km SSW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (18 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
418 km SE
563m alt.
2 hours ago
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 170 to 250 degs)
(15 kph at 220).
0.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Mid: broken

* 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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