Socompa weather
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Socompa Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile
Issued: 8 am Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed afternoon, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Mon afternoon, gales from the WNW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri afternoon, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Fri afternoon, gales from the W by Sat night).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
6650
6700
6550
5950
4950
4800
4600
5250
5350
6150
km/h
95
WNW
110
WNW
100
WNW
110
WNW
105
WNW
95
WNW
80
W
75
WNW
70
WNW
85
W
80
W
75
W
90
WSW
90
W
80
WSW
70
WSW
65
W
60
W
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
2
5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-16
-16
-17
-16
-14
-14
-14
-13
-14
-12
-11
-12
-10
-9
-11
-10
-10
-11
min °C
-17
-16
-18
-17
-14
-15
-15
-13
-15
-13
-11
-12
-11
-10
-12
-11
-10
-13
 chill °C
-35
-34
-37
-36
-31
-32
-31
-28
-31
-29
-25
-26
-26
-24
-27
-25
-23
-27
Freezing level m
3750
4200
3650
3600
4250
3900
3750
4000
3900
3950
4600
4250
4250
4850
4350
4300
4850
4400
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-17-16-18-17-14-15-15-13-15-13-11-12-11-10-12-11-10-12-13-12-14-13-10-11-11-10-11-10-7-9-7-5-8-7-6-8-4-3-7-5-2-5-5-3-5-31-203-103-145126224348571067117
Sunrise
7:01
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:00
—
—
6:58
—
—
6:58
—
—
6:56
—
—
Sunset
—
7:37
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:38
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Socompa Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Socompa is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed afternoon, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Mon afternoon, gales from the WNW by Wed night).

Socompa Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri afternoon, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Fri afternoon, gales from the W by Sat 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
221 km NW
2293m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (61 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
246 km W
710m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Salta Airport
286 km E
691m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
289 km E
1219m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 248).
10
Jujuy Airport
323 km E
657m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
345 km ESE
1146m alt.
53 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
10
Light winds from the SE
(10 kph at 135).
13
402 km SE
1450m alt.
29 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 135).
13
Desierto Atacama Airport
406 km SSW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
No report.
18
Light winds from the NNW
(18 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: few
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
418 km SE
563m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
cloudy
Drizzle
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
473 km NW
215m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: 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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