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

Socompa
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 7 pm Fri 14 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WNW on Fri night, extremely windy from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu afternoon, min -23°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Mon night, moderate winds from the W by Wed morning).

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4500
4550
6400
4750
4700
5800
5100
4500
4500
4800
4500
km/h
80
WNW
100
NW
105
NW
95
WNW
105
NW
100
NW
100
NW
120
NW
120
NW
130
NNW
110
NW
120
NNW
115
NNW
30
W
55
SSW
40
SW
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Snowflake cm
6
3
1
7
 mm
max °C
-10
-10
-9
-11
-10
-9
-12
-11
-11
-11
-15
-14
-15
-20
-16
-15
min °C
-12
-11
-10
-13
-12
-10
-13
-12
-12
-14
-16
-14
-22
-23
-17
-16
 chill °C
-27
-26
-25
-29
-28
-25
-29
-28
-29
-32
-35
-32
-40
-38
-28
-29
Freezing level m
3700
4100
4200
3500
4100
4150
3400
4050
3850
3300
3150
3400
2550
2650
2900
2100
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-15-15-14-16-14-14-16-15-15-17-19-18-22-25-20-18-11-11-10-12-11-10-13-12-12-13-16-14-19-22-17-16-5-4-2-5-5-2-6-4-4-7-10-7-12-15-10-122361261330-30-6-8-4-8
Sunrise
7:00
6:58
6:58
6:56
6:56
Sunset
6:15
6:15
6:15
6:15
6:15

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Socompa Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Socompa is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WNW on Fri night, extremely windy from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Socompa Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu afternoon, min -23°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Mon night, moderate winds from the W by Wed morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Socompa at the specific elevation of 5500 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.
2 hours ago
clear
-
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 280).
0.0 km
246 km W
710m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Salta Airport
286 km E
691m alt.
2 hours ago
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the NE
(19 kph at 40).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
289 km E
1219m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Jujuy Airport
323 km E
657m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
13
Light winds from the ENE
(13 kph at 60).
0.0 km
402 km SE
1450m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).
3
Desierto Atacama Airport
406 km SSW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
cloudy
Drizzle
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
418 km SE
563m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
partially cloudy
Mist -.
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 250).
5.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
473 km NW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
light rain
Drizzle
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 210).
7.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
480 km SSE
1474m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 270).
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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