Socompa weather
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Socompa Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile
Issued: 8 pm Wed 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu morning, severe gales from the WNW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sat night, light winds from the W by Mon morning).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
5350
5500
5750
4900
5200
4800
4800
4500
5500
km/h
60
WNW
55
WNW
50
NW
65
NW
80
WNW
70
NW
65
WNW
70
WNW
75
WNW
55
W
55
W
65
W
35
W
10
WSW
15
WNW
10
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
3
6
2
4
2
 mm
max °C
-11
-11
-10
-12
-15
-14
-15
-14
-14
-12
-10
-9
-10
-10
-9
-9
min °C
-12
-12
-11
-14
-15
-14
-16
-15
-14
-13
-11
-10
-12
-11
-9
-10
 chill °C
-26
-25
-24
-30
-31
-29
-32
-30
-29
-27
-24
-22
-21
-17
-15
-17
Freezing level m
4350
4300
4700
4150
3950
4300
3900
3900
4350
4200
4300
4850
4450
4400
4850
4550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-12-12-11-13-15-14-16-15-14-13-11-10-11-11-9-10-8-8-7-9-11-10-12-11-10-9-7-6-7-7-5-7-100-3-4-2-5-4-1-203-1030777446348571077107
Sunrise
7:26
7:26
7:24
7:24
7:22
Sunset
7:27
7:27
7:28
7:28
7:28

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Socompa Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Socompa is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu morning, severe gales from the WNW by Fri morning).

Socompa Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sat night, light winds from the W by Mon 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
221 km NW
2293m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 290).
0.0 km
246 km W
710m alt.
3 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Salta Airport
286 km E
691m alt.
3 hours ago
12°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: clear
289 km E
1219m alt.
48 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 113).
0
Jujuy Airport
323 km E
657m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 210 to 300 degs)
(7 kph at 260).
0.0 km
402 km SE
1450m alt.
52 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 315).
0
Desierto Atacama Airport
406 km SSW
204m alt.
3 hours ago
15°C
clear
No report.
6
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 200 to 350 degs)
(6 kph at 270).
0.0 km
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
418 km SE
563m alt.
3 hours ago
17°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 340).
9.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
473 km NW
215m alt.
3 hours ago
20°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
480 km SSE
1474m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 0).
13

* 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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