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Nevados Ojos del Salado
Weather Forecast, Chile
Issued: 8 pm Tue 14 May Local Time
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3 Nevados Ojos del Salado Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue night, min -25°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Tue night, extremely windy from the WNW by Wed afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon afternoon, min -25°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Mon morning).									Days 8–10 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Mon night, min -26°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (gales from the W on Mon night, extremely windy from the W by Wed night).									Days 11–13 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat morning, min -24°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Thu night, near gales from the WSW by Sat morning).
		Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25			Sun 26
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max°C	-20	-21	-22	-22	-22	-22	-23	-23	-24	-25	-24	-23	-22	-22	-22	-20	-19	-17	-16	-18	-19	-19	-21	-23	-24	-25	-24	-23	-22	-20	-18	-16	-16	-17	-18	-17
min°C	-21	-21	-22	-22	-23	-23	-24	-24	-25	-25	-24	-24	-23	-22	-22	-21	-19	-19	-17	-18	-19	-21	-21	-24	-26	-26	-24	-24	-23	-20	-20	-17	-16	-19	-19	-17
chill°C	-42	-43	-45	-46	-46	-46	-48	-48	-48	-48	-46	-46	-44	-41	-41	-39	-33	-36	-33	-36	-40	-44	-45	-50	-52	-49	-48	-48	-45	-39	-37	-32	-32	-38	-38	-34

Freezing level (m)	3850	3700	3850	3350	3200	3600	3300	3050	3550	3250	2800	3550	2650	2950	3750	3000	3100	3900	3150	3500	4000	3500	3250	3150	2850	2350	3350	2750	2800	3700	3050	3200	4100	3200	3200	4000
Cloud base (m)			7150	5750	5400	5400	5350	6200	5750	5350	5400	5400	5450	8650						6300	6050	6800	6150	5350	5350	5400	5400	5700	6700			9850

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Nevados Ojos del Salado Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Nevados Ojos del Salado is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue night, min -25°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Tue night, extremely windy from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Nevados Ojos del Salado Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon afternoon, min -25°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Mon morning).

Nevados Ojos del Salado Weather (Days 6-9):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Mon night, min -26°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (gales from the W on Mon night, extremely windy from the W by Wed night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Nevados Ojos del Salado at the specific elevation of 6880 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Nevados Ojos del Salado. 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Copiapó Universidad de Atacama 183 km WSW 478m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	No report.	Light winds from the WNW (7 kph at 290).
Desierto DE Atacama 223 km WSW 199m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the SW (13 kph at 230).	10.0 km Low: overcast
Yunka Suma 254 km E 1450m alt. 1 hour ago	2° C	-	Wind obs. (10 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Bella Vista Ambato 286 km ESE 1474m alt. 46 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 0).
San Antonio wx 297 km ESE 973m alt. 2 hours ago	6° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 45).

* 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.