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

Socompa
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 7 pm Wed 05 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu night, severe gales from the W by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon morning, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun night, near gales from the NW by Tue morning).

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
7000
5900
5450
5000
km/h
65
WSW
65
WSW
60
WSW
65
WSW
70
W
80
W
80
W
80
W
80
W
80
WNW
70
WNW
80
WNW
80
NW
70
WNW
70
NW
65
NW
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Snowflake cm
1
2
6
 mm
max °C
-11
-10
-9
-11
-9
-9
-10
-10
-10
-12
-12
-11
-12
-10
-11
-11
min °C
-12
-12
-9
-11
-11
-9
-12
-11
-10
-13
-13
-11
-12
-12
-12
-12
 chill °C
-25
-26
-21
-24
-25
-22
-27
-26
-24
-28
-28
-26
-26
-26
-26
-26
Freezing level m
4150
4650
4800
4300
4750
4850
4200
4550
4650
4150
4500
4650
4300
4550
4100
4150
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-12-11-9-11-10-9-11-11-10-13-13-11-12-11-12-12-8-7-5-8-6-5-8-8-6-9-9-7-8-8-8-8-1-13-113-1-22-2-21-10-1-3571167115595696763
Sunrise
7:05
7:05
7:05
7:03
7:03
Sunset
6:10
6:10
6:12
6:12
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 Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu night, severe gales from the W by Fri night).

Socompa Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon morning, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun night, near gales from the NW by Tue 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
17° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Salta Airport
286 km E
691m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Mid: broken
High: broken
289 km E
1219m alt.
54 minutes ago
19° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 158).
0
Jujuy Airport
323 km E
657m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the NNE.(Wind varies from 350 to 050 degs)
(9 kph at 20).
0.0 km
Copiapó Universidad de Atacama
390 km S
478m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
402 km SE
1450m alt.
46 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
6
Desierto Atacama Airport
406 km SSW
204m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (18 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast

* 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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