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

Socompa
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 1 pm Sat 15 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat afternoon, min -20°C on Mon night). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri morning, min -23°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night).

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
light snow
heavy snow
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
heavy snow
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
6300
6150
4550
4550
5650
4950
5150
5000
4500
5400
km/h
125
NW
115
WNW
120
NW
120
NW
125
NW
135
NW
140
NW
145
NW
120
NW
135
NW
145
NNW
85
NNW
30
WSW
75
SSW
40
SW
40
SSW
45
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
1
1
12
 mm
max °C
-13
-14
-13
-13
-15
-15
-15
-16
-16
-16
-18
-22
-21
-17
-14
-13
-14
min °C
-14
-16
-14
-14
-16
-15
-16
-20
-18
-17
-22
-23
-22
-22
-17
-13
-14
 chill °C
-32
-34
-32
-32
-35
-34
-36
-40
-37
-37
-45
-45
-35
-37
-31
-24
-25
Freezing level m
4250
3600
4150
4150
3600
3900
3800
3500
3550
3500
2900
2700
2800
2150
3850
4050
3400
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:58
6:58
6:56
6:56
6:54
Sunset
6:15
6:15
6:15
6:15
6:15
6:16

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Socompa Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Socompa is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat afternoon, min -20°C on Mon night). Mainly extremely windy.

Socompa Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri morning, min -23°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night).

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.
3 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.
3 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.
3 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the NE
(20 kph at 50).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
289 km E
1219m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Jujuy Airport
323 km E
657m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
13
Light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 040 to 100 degs)
(13 kph at 80).
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
6° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 338).
13
Desierto de Atacama Airport
406 km SSW
197m alt.
3 hours ago
17° C
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
418 km SE
563m alt.
3 hours ago
13° C
partially cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 250).
6.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: overcast
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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