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

Socompa
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 1 pm Mon 10 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon afternoon, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WNW on Mon night, extremely windy from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri morning, min -18°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WNW on Thu night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun morning).

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
5100
4550
4700
4500
4950
4500
4550
5200
4650
4550
4550
4500
5700
9250
4650
8850
9000
km/h
60
WNW
85
WNW
85
WNW
105
WNW
105
NW
105
NW
110
NW
100
WNW
90
WNW
80
WNW
90
WNW
95
WNW
95
WNW
100
WNW
110
WNW
120
NW
125
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
6
3
6
5
7
7
7
7
9
1
 mm
max °C
-13
-13
-13
-14
-13
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
-15
-14
-14
-16
-15
-15
-17
min °C
-13
-14
-13
-14
-15
-15
-15
-16
-15
-15
-16
-16
-14
-17
-16
-16
-18
 chill °C
-27
-28
-29
-32
-33
-32
-34
-34
-32
-32
-33
-34
-31
-35
-34
-35
-38
Freezing level m
4150
3850
3950
3900
3650
3800
3950
3650
3850
4000
3650
3950
4050
3250
3950
3950
3150
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-13-14-13-14-14-15-15-16-15-15-16-15-14-17-16-16-18-9-10-10-10-11-12-11-12-11-11-12-12-10-13-12-12-14-2-4-4-4-5-5-4-5-5-4-6-5-3-7-5-4-86333223234125-124-1
Sunrise
7:03
7:01
7:01
7:00
7:00
Sunset
6:13
6:13
6:14
6:14
6:14
6:15

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Socompa Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Socompa is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Mon afternoon, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WNW on Mon night, extremely windy from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Socompa Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri morning, min -18°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WNW on Thu night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Socompa at the specific elevation of 6051 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).
0.0 km
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
17° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Salta Airport
286 km E
691m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
clear
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 320 to 050 degs)
(6 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: overcast
289 km E
1219m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 225).
10
Jujuy Airport
323 km E
657m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
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.
54 minutes ago
2° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 315).
3
Desierto Atacama Airport
406 km SSW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
cloudy
No report.
18
Light winds from the NNW
(18 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: overcast

* 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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