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

Socompa
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 7 pm Thu 06 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

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

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon afternoon, min -16°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, stormy winds from the NW by Wed morning).

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
8250
6700
6300
5850
4500
4500
4500
4500
km/h
70
WSW
75
W
85
W
90
W
90
W
90
W
85
WNW
75
WNW
80
WNW
85
NW
75
WNW
85
WNW
95
WNW
60
WNW
45
NW
95
NW
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Snowflake cm
1
3
3
5
24
 mm
max °C
-11
-10
-9
-11
-10
-10
-13
-12
-12
-13
-12
-11
-12
-13
-12
-13
min °C
-12
-11
-10
-12
-12
-11
-14
-14
-12
-13
-13
-12
-13
-13
-13
-15
 chill °C
-26
-25
-24
-27
-27
-26
-30
-29
-27
-28
-28
-27
-29
-27
-26
-31
Freezing level m
4250
4650
4750
4100
4450
4550
3950
4450
4600
4250
4450
4350
3900
3950
3950
3600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
7:05
7:05
7:03
7:03
7:03
Sunset
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 Fri afternoon, min -14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (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 Mon afternoon, min -16°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, stormy winds from the NW by Wed 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.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 110).
221 km NW
2293m alt.
1 hour ago
-
61
Near gales from the E
(61 kph at 90).
0.0 km
Universidad Católica Norte- Antofagasta
234 km W
238m alt.
1 hour 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.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Salta Airport
286 km E
691m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
clear
Widespread dust blowing -.
20
Moderate winds from the NE
(20 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Mid: broken
High: broken
289 km E
1219m alt.
30 minutes ago
14° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 248 degs) was rejected.
Jujuy Airport
323 km E
657m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the SSW
(20 kph at 200).
7.0 km
Low: scattered
ASCATC289E25S
334 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
35
Fresh winds from the S
(35 kph at 185).
- km
ASCATC289E26S
339 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 180).
- km
ASCATC288E25S
378 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 180).
- 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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