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

Socompa
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 7 am Sat 08 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat morning, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sat afternoon, gales from the WNW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue afternoon, min -18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (near gales from the NW on Tue morning, extremely windy from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
7350
6700
5850
4600
4600
4500
4500
4500
4500
4500
4500
4600
4850
5000
km/h
90
W
85
W
85
WNW
85
WNW
85
WNW
85
WNW
75
WNW
70
WNW
85
WNW
60
NW
65
NNW
90
NW
100
NW
95
WNW
75
WNW
90
WNW
90
WNW
85
WNW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
2
3
4
6
9
22
11
10
1
2
4
3
 mm
max °C
-10
-10
-13
-12
-12
-12
-12
-13
-14
-13
-12
-13
-15
-17
-16
-15
-13
-14
min °C
-12
-11
-14
-14
-12
-13
-13
-13
-14
-13
-13
-14
-16
-17
-18
-15
-14
-14
 chill °C
-27
-26
-30
-30
-27
-28
-28
-28
-28
-28
-27
-30
-34
-35
-36
-32
-30
-30
Freezing level m
4450
4550
4000
4500
4600
4300
4250
4100
3850
3900
3950
3550
3600
3600
3050
3900
4150
3700
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
7:05
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat morning, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sat afternoon, gales from the WNW by Mon night).

Socompa Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue afternoon, min -18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (near gales from the NW on Tue morning, extremely windy from the NW by Wed afternoon).

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.
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
18° C
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
Salta Airport
286 km E
691m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 020 to 110 degs)
(13 kph at 60).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Jujuy Airport
323 km E
657m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the S.(Wind varies from 140 to 210 degs)
(24 kph at 170).
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.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 180).
14
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: broken
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
418 km SE
563m alt.
2 hours ago
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 200).
0.0 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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