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

Socompa
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 1 pm Wed 05 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, gales from the W by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Tue morning).

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
6850
6250
5650
4500
km/h
55
SW
50
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
55
W
70
W
65
W
65
W
70
W
60
WNW
60
WNW
70
WNW
65
WNW
60
WNW
60
NW
50
NW
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Snowflake cm
1
10
 mm
max °C
-5
-7
-6
-4
-7
-5
-4
-7
-6
-5
-8
-7
-6
-8
-7
-6
-9
min °C
-5
-9
-8
-5
-8
-7
-5
-8
-8
-6
-9
-9
-7
-9
-9
-7
-9
 chill °C
-15
-21
-20
-15
-19
-18
-16
-20
-20
-18
-21
-21
-19
-21
-22
-18
-21
Freezing level m
4800
4200
4700
4850
4300
4800
4850
4250
4600
4750
4250
4550
4650
4200
4500
4350
3850
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
7:05
7:05
7:05
7:03
7:03
Sunset
6:10
6:10
6:10
6:12
6:12
6:13

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Socompa Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Socompa is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, gales from the W by Fri afternoon).

Socompa Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Tue 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.
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).
0.0 km
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
19° C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: few
Salta Airport
286 km E
691m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 360 to 150 degs)
(9 kph at 80).
0.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Mid: broken
High: broken
289 km E
1219m alt.
39 minutes ago
26° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 248 degs) was rejected.
Jujuy Airport
323 km E
657m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 330 to 120 degs)
(11 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: few
SHIP306
336 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
16° C
partially cloudy
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 200).
20.4 km
SHIP4131
336 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
16° C
partially cloudy
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 200).
20.4 km
SHIP6477
336 km SW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
16° C
partially cloudy
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 200).
20.4 km

* 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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