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

Socompa
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 7 pm Wed 12 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri afternoon, min -18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WNW on Wed night, extremely windy from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon night, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the NW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4500
4700
4700
4650
4500
5400
4600
4550
6750
4700
5950
4600
4600
5650
km/h
80
WNW
85
WNW
90
WNW
90
WNW
95
WNW
95
WNW
95
WNW
110
WNW
115
NW
115
WNW
125
WNW
120
NW
105
NW
110
NW
110
NW
105
NW
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Snowflake cm
4
4
7
8
1
1
 mm
max °C
-17
-15
-15
-15
-14
-13
-15
-14
-14
-15
-13
-13
-15
-14
-13
-11
min °C
-18
-16
-15
-16
-15
-13
-16
-15
-15
-17
-16
-14
-17
-15
-14
-16
 chill °C
-36
-32
-32
-33
-32
-29
-34
-33
-33
-36
-35
-32
-36
-33
-32
-33
Freezing level m
3600
3850
4050
3600
4050
4250
3550
4050
4100
3200
4050
4050
3350
4050
4250
3500
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-18-16-15-16-15-13-16-15-15-16-15-14-16-15-14-14-14-12-11-12-11-9-12-11-11-13-11-10-13-11-10-11-7-5-4-5-4-2-6-5-3-7-5-3-8-5-2-5024236125-115-2261
Sunrise
7:01
7:00
7:00
6:58
6:58
Sunset
6:14
6:14
6:15
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 Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri afternoon, min -18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WNW on Wed night, extremely windy from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Socompa Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon night, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the NW by Tue 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.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 110).
221 km NW
2293m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
partially cloudy
No report.
61
Near gales from the E
(61 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
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.
3 hours ago
18° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 150 to 220 degs)
(15 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Salta Airport
286 km E
691m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the NNE
(15 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: scattered
289 km E
1219m alt.
54 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
6
Jujuy Airport
323 km E
657m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Copiapó Universidad de Atacama
390 km S
478m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
395 km ENE
388m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 315).
0
402 km SE
1450m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 315).
6

* 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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