Socompa weather
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Socompa Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile
Issued: 8 pm Thu 17 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the NW on Thu night, stormy winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, near gales from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4500
5600
4600
4650
4700
5250
9200
km/h
55
NW
85
WNW
90
NW
55
NW
65
W
60
W
60
W
60
W
55
W
35
W
30
WSW
45
WSW
20
WSW
30
SSW
35
SW
40
SSW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
10
2
3
6
 mm
max °C
-11
-14
-13
-15
-14
-13
-12
-10
-9
-10
-9
-8
-8
-6
-5
-6
min °C
-14
-15
-14
-17
-15
-13
-13
-12
-9
-11
-10
-8
-9
-7
-5
-8
 chill °C
-30
-32
-31
-32
-30
-27
-27
-25
-21
-22
-20
-18
-18
-16
-14
-18
Freezing level m
3950
3900
4300
3750
3750
4400
4200
4250
4850
4500
4450
4950
4700
4650
5300
4950
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-13-15-14-16-15-13-13-11-9-11-10-8-9-7-5-7-9-11-10-13-11-8-9-7-5-7-6-4-6-4-1-4-3-4-2-6-4-1-2-13-11312633462385710671078149
Sunrise
7:26
7:24
7:24
7:22
7:22
Sunset
7:27
7:28
7:28
7:28
7:29

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Socompa Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Socompa is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the NW on Thu night, stormy winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Socompa Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, near gales from the WSW 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
221 km NW
2293m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
246 km W
710m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the SSE
(20 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
Antofagasta
247 km W
113m alt.
48 minutes ago
18°C
State of sky unchanged.
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 180).
35 km
Mid: overcast
Salta Airport
286 km E
691m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: mostly cloudy
289 km E
1219m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 90).
6
Jujuy Airport
323 km E
657m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
402 km SE
1450m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 23).
3
Desierto Atacama Airport
406 km SSW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
No report.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
418 km SE
563m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 340).
6.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Mid: broken
High: overcast
473 km NW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered

* 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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