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

Socompa
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 1 pm Fri 04 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri afternoon, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (gales from the WNW on Fri night, stormy winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue afternoon, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Tue morning, gales from the WNW by Thu morning).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
6950
6850
5500
5700
5950
4500
4600
5600
4800
5050
6050
5000
km/h
70
WNW
80
W
85
WNW
85
WNW
80
WNW
90
WNW
95
WNW
90
WNW
95
WNW
95
WNW
85
WNW
100
WNW
100
WNW
85
WNW
90
WNW
95
WNW
70
WNW
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Snowflake cm
10
1
 mm
max °C
-10
-11
-11
-11
-12
-12
-12
-13
-13
-13
-15
-13
-12
-13
-13
-13
-15
min °C
-10
-13
-13
-11
-14
-13
-12
-14
-14
-13
-15
-14
-12
-14
-13
-13
-16
 chill °C
-24
-28
-28
-26
-30
-28
-28
-30
-30
-29
-32
-31
-28
-30
-29
-29
-32
Freezing level m
4850
4350
4550
4700
4150
4500
4550
4250
4400
4450
3850
4250
4400
4000
4300
4300
3850
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-10-12-12-11-13-13-12-14-14-13-15-14-12-14-13-13-16-5-8-8-7-9-9-8-10-10-8-11-10-8-10-10-9-124-1-12-2-21-2-21-4-3-1-3-3-1-51277106695693584573
Sunrise
6:39
7:39
7:37
7:37
7:35
Sunset
6:22
6:22
7:22
7:22
7:23
7:23

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Socompa Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Socompa is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri afternoon, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (gales from the WNW on Fri night, stormy winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Socompa Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue afternoon, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Tue morning, gales from the WNW by Thu 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
19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Salta Airport
286 km E
691m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the ENE
(20 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
289 km E
1219m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 248 degs) was rejected.
Jujuy Airport
323 km E
657m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: broken
402 km SE
1450m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 293).
3
Desierto de Atacama Airport
406 km SSW
197m alt.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
17
Light winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 280 to 340 degs)
(17 kph at 310).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
418 km SE
563m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the ENE
(7 kph at 70).
9.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Mid: broken
High: 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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