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. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue night, min -17°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Wed morning, severe gales from the WNW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun afternoon, min -18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Fri night, extremely windy from the NW by Sun 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
105
NW
105
NW
105
NW
85
WNW
90
WNW
90
WNW
85
WNW
90
WNW
95
WNW
95
WNW
105
WNW
115
NW
115
NW
135
NW
135
NW
115
NW
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Snowflake cm
7
2
13
6
4
5
9
3
2
 mm
max °C
-14
-15
-16
-16
-15
-14
-15
-14
-14
-15
-15
-15
-16
-14
-13
-16
min °C
-15
-16
-17
-17
-15
-15
-16
-16
-14
-16
-16
-15
-17
-16
-14
-18
 chill °C
-32
-34
-36
-35
-32
-32
-33
-33
-31
-34
-34
-33
-36
-35
-33
-37
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. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue night, min -17°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Wed morning, severe gales from the WNW by Thu night).

Socompa Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun afternoon, min -18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Fri night, extremely windy from the NW by Sun 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
221 km NW
2293m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the E
(33 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
246 km W
710m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
17
Light winds from the S
(17 kph at 180).
0.0 km
Salta Airport
286 km E
691m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
289 km E
1219m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 135).
3
Jujuy Airport
323 km E
657m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
395 km ENE
388m alt.
3 hours ago
11° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 45).
0
402 km SE
1450m alt.
53 minutes ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3
Desierto Atacama Airport
406 km SSW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (35 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
418 km SE
563m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
7.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
473 km NW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
clear
Widespread dust -.
41
Strong winds from the ESE
(41 kph at 110).
3.5 km
Low: few
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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