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

Socompa
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 7 am Wed 12 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu afternoon, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Wed morning, severe gales from the WNW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sun night, extremely windy from the NNW by Mon night).

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
light snow
Cloud base (m)
4600
4500
4500
4500
4750
4850
4500
5050
4600
4550
4750
4700
4800
6600
5200
km/h
115
NW
105
NW
85
WNW
90
WNW
90
WNW
85
WNW
85
WNW
95
WNW
100
WNW
110
WNW
115
WNW
115
WNW
125
WNW
115
NW
110
NW
115
NW
110
NNW
130
NNW
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Snowflake cm
3
12
3
3
5
8
1
1
 mm
max °C
-16
-16
-17
-15
-14
-15
-14
-14
-15
-15
-14
-16
-14
-13
-15
-14
-14
-13
min °C
-16
-16
-17
-15
-15
-16
-15
-14
-16
-15
-15
-17
-15
-14
-16
-16
-14
-16
 chill °C
-34
-34
-35
-32
-32
-33
-32
-31
-34
-33
-33
-36
-34
-32
-34
-34
-32
-34
Freezing level m
3750
3850
3450
3850
4050
3550
4000
4150
3500
3950
4000
3200
4000
4050
3050
4050
4150
4000
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-16-16-17-15-15-16-15-14-16-15-15-17-15-14-16-15-14-15-12-12-14-12-11-12-11-10-12-12-11-13-11-10-13-12-10-11-6-5-7-5-4-5-4-3-6-5-3-7-5-3-7-5-2-523024125125-115-2162
Sunrise
7:01
7:01
7:00
7:00
6:58
6:58
Sunset
6:14
6:14
6:14
6:15
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 Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu afternoon, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Wed morning, severe gales from the WNW by Thu night).

Socompa Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (extremely windy from the NW on Sun night, extremely windy from the NNW by Mon 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
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).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
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
17° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 160 to 220 degs)
(11 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Salta Airport
286 km E
691m alt.
2 hours ago
0° C
cloudy
Mist -.
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 260).
5.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
289 km E
1219m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 293).
0
hy2b289E25S
313 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SSW
(30 kph at 192).
- km
hy2b289E24S
320 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 215).
- km
Jujuy Airport
323 km E
657m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
hy2b289E23S
367 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SSW
(31 kph at 202).
- 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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