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

Socompa
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 7 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 well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Wed morning, gales from the WNW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun morning, min -15°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WNW on Fri night, extremely windy from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod 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
mod. 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)
4650
4500
4500
4500
4600
4650
4500
4500
5100
4800
4600
7100
6750
4600
5200
4550
km/h
85
NW
90
NW
95
NW
75
WNW
75
WNW
75
WNW
70
WNW
75
WNW
80
WNW
80
WNW
90
NW
100
NW
95
NW
115
NW
115
NW
95
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
7
2
13
6
4
5
9
3
2
 mm
max °C
-10
-12
-12
-13
-11
-10
-11
-10
-10
-11
-11
-11
-13
-10
-10
-13
min °C
-12
-12
-13
-14
-12
-11
-12
-12
-10
-13
-12
-11
-14
-13
-10
-14
 chill °C
-27
-28
-29
-30
-26
-25
-26
-26
-24
-28
-27
-26
-30
-30
-26
-30
Freezing level m
3650
3700
3850
3550
3850
4050
3650
3950
4150
3500
3950
4000
3300
3950
3950
3450
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
7:01
7:01
7:00
7:00
6:58
Sunset
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 well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue night, min -14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Wed morning, gales from the WNW by Thu night).

Socompa Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun morning, min -15°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WNW on Fri night, extremely windy from the NW by Mon afternoon).

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.
2 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).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Universidad Católica Norte- Antofagasta
234 km W
238m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
No report.
Wind obs. (58 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
246 km W
710m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
0.0 km
Salta Airport
286 km E
691m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
289 km E
1219m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 203).
0
Jujuy Airport
323 km E
657m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Copiapó Universidad de Atacama
390 km S
478m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
402 km SE
1450m alt.
33 minutes ago
0° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 45).
3
Desierto Atacama Airport
406 km SSW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (18 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
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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