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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, stormy winds 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
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
7350
6700
6050
5050
4800
4500
4500
4550
4500
4500
4500
4600
4650
4550
km/h
75
WNW
70
WNW
70
WNW
75
WNW
70
WNW
65
WNW
55
WNW
70
W
45
NW
45
NW
85
NW
95
NW
85
WNW
60
WNW
75
WNW
75
WNW
65
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
6
7
4
26
9
13
2
1
8
5
 mm
max °C
-6
-9
-8
-7
-8
-9
-9
-10
-9
-9
-10
-12
-13
-12
-11
-9
-10
min °C
-7
-10
-10
-7
-9
-10
-9
-11
-10
-10
-11
-12
-13
-15
-11
-10
-11
 chill °C
-20
-23
-23
-19
-22
-23
-21
-24
-22
-22
-26
-28
-28
-30
-25
-23
-24
Freezing level m
4550
4000
4500
4600
4300
4350
4200
3800
3950
3900
3650
3600
3600
2950
3950
4200
3750
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Tue morning).

Socompa Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, stormy winds from the NW 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
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
17° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Salta Airport
286 km E
691m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the NE
(19 kph at 50).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Jujuy Airport
323 km E
657m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the S.(Wind varies from 150 to 210 degs)
(20 kph at 190).
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.
50 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 315).
3
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
14° C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 110).
9.0 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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