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

Socompa
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 1 am Tue 11 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue morning, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Wed afternoon, gales from the WNW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri afternoon, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Fri morning, extremely windy from the NW by Sun morning).

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloudy
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5400
4500
4950
4600
4550
4500
5150
4600
4850
4500
5300
4700
4500
7150
6650
4500
5200
4550
km/h
110
WNW
100
NW
105
NW
105
NW
120
NW
90
WNW
75
WNW
80
WNW
80
WNW
90
WNW
95
WNW
95
WNW
105
WNW
115
NW
115
NW
150
NW
145
NW
115
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
7
6
3
7
5
4
7
8
2
2
1
1
2
 mm
max °C
-13
-13
-13
-16
-15
-16
-15
-14
-15
-14
-13
-15
-15
-15
-16
-14
-14
-16
min °C
-14
-14
-15
-16
-16
-17
-17
-15
-16
-15
-14
-16
-16
-15
-18
-15
-15
-19
 chill °C
-30
-31
-32
-34
-34
-35
-34
-31
-32
-32
-30
-34
-34
-33
-38
-35
-35
-39
Freezing level m
4200
3850
3700
3700
4000
3600
3850
4050
3700
4000
4200
3650
3950
4000
3350
3700
3550
2800
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-14-14-14-16-16-17-16-15-16-15-14-16-16-15-17-15-15-18-10-10-11-13-12-13-12-11-12-11-10-12-12-11-14-12-11-15-3-4-5-6-5-7-5-3-5-4-2-6-5-4-7-6-5-943113014226125-111-4
Sunrise
7:03
7:01
7:01
7:00
7:00
6:58
Sunset
6:13
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 Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue morning, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Wed afternoon, gales from the WNW by Thu night).

Socompa Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri afternoon, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Fri morning, extremely windy from the NW by Sun 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).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
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
16° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the SSW
(20 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Salta Airport
286 km E
691m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
clear
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: overcast
289 km E
1219m alt.
44 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 158).
0
Jujuy Airport
323 km E
657m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 310).
0.0 km
Copiapó Universidad de Atacama
390 km S
478m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
402 km SE
1450m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 23).
6
Desierto Atacama Airport
406 km SSW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (18 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km

* 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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