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

Socompa
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 7 am Thu 06 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu night, stormy winds from the W by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun afternoon, min -14°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
7350
6800
6050
4500
4500
5800
4500
4550
km/h
65
WSW
65
WSW
65
WSW
75
W
85
W
85
W
90
W
90
W
85
WNW
80
WNW
85
WNW
85
NW
70
WNW
70
WNW
70
NW
70
NW
70
NW
80
NW
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Snowflake cm
3
8
1
11
 mm
max °C
-10
-9
-11
-10
-9
-11
-11
-10
-12
-12
-11
-12
-11
-13
-12
-11
-11
-13
min °C
-12
-10
-11
-11
-10
-12
-12
-11
-14
-14
-12
-13
-12
-13
-13
-12
-12
-14
 chill °C
-26
-23
-24
-25
-24
-27
-27
-26
-30
-30
-27
-28
-26
-29
-28
-26
-26
-30
Freezing level m
4600
4800
4250
4650
4750
4150
4450
4600
4000
4450
4550
4300
4450
3950
3900
4400
4100
3800
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
7:05
7:05
7:05
7:03
7:03
7:03
Sunset
6:10
6:10
6:12
6:12
6:13
6:13

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Socompa Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Socompa is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu afternoon, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu night, stormy winds from the W by Fri night).

Socompa Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun afternoon, min -14°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, strong winds 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.
4 hours ago
4° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 110).
221 km NW
2293m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
35
Fresh winds from the ESE
(35 kph at 110).
0.0 km
Universidad Católica Norte- Antofagasta
234 km W
238m alt.
4 hours ago
13° C
No report.
Wind obs. (58 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
246 km W
710m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: few
Salta Airport
286 km E
691m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
289 km E
1219m alt.
1 hour ago
22° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).
6
Jujuy Airport
323 km E
657m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 250 to 350 degs)
(7 kph at 310).
0.0 km
Copiapó Universidad de Atacama
390 km S
478m alt.
4 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
402 km SE
1450m alt.
32 minutes ago
27° C
Dry
Wind obs. (10 kph from 158 degs) was rejected.
Desierto Atacama Airport
406 km SSW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 190).
0.0 km
High: 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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