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

Socompa
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 7 pm Thu 13 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri afternoon, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WNW on Thu night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon afternoon, min -23°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Mon night, gales from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5000
4500
5400
4600
4600
6500
4750
4500
4500
4500
5050
4500
4500
4500
km/h
100
WNW
95
WNW
95
WNW
95
WNW
110
WNW
120
WNW
110
WNW
115
NW
115
NW
120
NW
125
NW
140
NW
165
NNW
155
NW
155
NW
130
W
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Snowflake cm
6
1
1
2
12
3
 mm
max °C
-15
-14
-12
-14
-14
-14
-15
-14
-14
-15
-15
-14
-16
-17
-17
-17
min °C
-16
-16
-13
-16
-16
-14
-16
-15
-14
-17
-16
-16
-20
-20
-19
-23
 chill °C
-33
-34
-30
-34
-34
-32
-35
-33
-32
-36
-35
-36
-42
-42
-41
-44
Freezing level m
3650
4050
4250
3650
4050
4150
3350
4000
4100
3550
4000
3850
3000
3400
3050
1900
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-16-15-13-15-15-14-16-15-14-16-16-15-18-19-18-20-12-11-9-12-11-10-12-11-10-13-12-11-15-16-15-18-6-4-2-5-5-3-6-5-3-6-6-4-9-9-8-13236126-115024-2-3-2-8
Sunrise
7:00
7:00
6:58
6:58
6:56
Sunset
6:14
6:15
6:15
6:15
6:15

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Socompa Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Socompa is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri afternoon, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WNW on Thu night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Socompa Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon afternoon, min -23°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Mon night, gales from the WSW by Wed 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
221 km NW
2293m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
0.0 km
246 km W
710m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
light rain
Drizzle
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: overcast
Antofagasta
247 km W
113m alt.
1 hour ago
17° C
light rain
Intermittent light drizzle.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Salta Airport
286 km E
691m alt.
2 hours ago
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 340).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
289 km E
1219m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 113).
0
hy2c289E24S
308 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 162).
- km
hy2c289E25S
320 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
1
Calm
(1 kph at 218).
- km
Jujuy Airport
323 km E
657m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 340).
0.0 km
hy2c289E23S
334 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
8
Light winds from the SSE
(8 kph at 165).
- km
hy2c288E24S
351 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
4
Calm
(4 kph at 250).
- 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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