Sierra Nevada weather
– Lat/Long: 26.48° S 68.59° W

CiSierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

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Issued: 7 am Tue 23 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Tue morning, near gales from the W by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri afternoon, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (gales from the WNW on Fri morning, severe gales from the WNW by Sun night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon morning, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WNW on Tue morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu morning, min -14°C on Fri morning). Mainly extremely windy.

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
AM
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
 km/h
75
W
70
W
65
WNW
65
WNW
65
W
60
WNW
60
WNW
60
W
60
WNW
65
WNW
70
W
75
WNW
80
W
80
WNW
80
W
80
WNW
85
WNW
85
WNW
80
WNW
85
WNW
80
WNW
80
WNW
90
WNW
95
WNW
100
WNW
95
WNW
95
WNW
100
WNW
100
WNW
105
WNW
90
WNW
85
WNW
95
WNW
95
WNW
95
WNW
100
WNW
Wave Height Map
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T chile.wind.36.cc23
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T chile.wind.84.cc23
T chile.wind.108.cc23
T chile.wind.132.cc23
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T chile.wind.180.cc23
T chile.wind.204.cc23
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T chile.wind.252.cc23
T chile.wind.276.cc23
 cm 
1.0
1.0
8
8
10
29
 mm 
max°C
-5
-5
-6
-6
-6
-7
-5
-5
-6
-7
-6
-7
-8
-7
-8
-9
-9
-10
-10
-10
-11
-12
-12
-12
-13
-12
-12
-12
-12
-12
-13
-12
-13
-13
-13
-14
min°C
-7
-5
-8
-8
-6
-7
-7
-6
-9
-8
-7
-9
-9
-8
-9
-9
-9
-11
-11
-10
-13
-13
-12
-14
-14
-12
-13
-12
-12
-13
-14
-12
-13
-13
-13
-14
chill°C 
-20
-17
-20
-20
-18
-19
-18
-17
-21
-20
-19
-22
-22
-21
-22
-22
-23
-26
-25
-24
-28
-28
-27
-31
-31
-28
-29
-28
-28
-30
-30
-28
-29
-29
-29
-31
Freezing level (m
5250
5300
4900
5200
5200
4950
5300
5300
4800
5150
5150
4800
5000
5050
4700
4850
4800
4450
4750
4750
4400
4600
4600
4200
4350
4350
4200
4350
4350
4200
4100
4100
3950
3850
3900
3750
Cloud base (m)
9700
7250
6350
6150
6900
8450
7050
6300
6250
5800
5400
5700
5250
5200
5200
5200
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:54
6:54
6:54
6:56
6:56
6:56
6:56
6:58
6:58
6:58
6:58
7:00
Sunset
6:09
6:08
6:07
6:07
6:06
6:05
6:05
6:04
6:02
6:01
6:01
6:00

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Tue morning, near gales from the W by Thu morning).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri afternoon, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (gales from the WNW on Fri morning, severe gales from the WNW by Sun night).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 6-9):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon morning, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WNW on Tue morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Sierra Nevada at the specific elevation of 6127 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Sierra Nevada. 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 StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Desierto Atacama Airport
233 km SW
204m alt.
3 hours ago
15° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 300 to 010 degs)
(6 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
3 hours ago
14° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 90).
6
327 km SE
1474m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 0).
8
333 km ESE
973m alt.
1 hour ago
17° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 203 degs) was rejected.
TucumanAero
349 km E
450m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
Mist
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 200).
5.0 km
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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