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

Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 7 am Tue 01 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri afternoon, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat morning, gales from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
AM
PM
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
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
7400
7350
6800
5300
6600
km/h
40
SW
35
WSW
40
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
50
W
45
WNW
45
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
55
WNW
65
WNW
55
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-1
0
-4
-1
0
-3
-1
-1
-5
-3
-2
-6
-5
-4
-8
-5
-4
-8
min °C
-5
-2
-5
-4
-2
-4
-3
-2
-6
-6
-3
-8
-8
-5
-9
-8
-5
-9
 chill °C
-14
-10
-14
-13
-10
-13
-12
-10
-15
-15
-12
-18
-18
-15
-20
-19
-16
-21
Freezing level m
4350
4100
3450
4350
4200
3750
4300
4150
3450
4050
4000
3200
3800
3800
3050
3800
3750
3150
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-11-11-12-10-11-12-11-12-15-16-15-17-18-17-19-16-16-18-8-7-9-7-7-9-8-8-12-11-10-13-13-12-15-12-12-14-3-1-5-3-1-4-2-2-6-5-3-7-7-5-9-7-5-9
Sunrise
6:47
6:46
6:45
6:43
6:43
7:41
Sunset
6:21
6:22
6:22
6:22
6:22
7:22

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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri afternoon, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat morning, gales from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Sierra Nevada at the specific elevation of 4500 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Copiapó Universidad de Atacama
200 km SW
478m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto de Atacama Airport
234 km SW
197m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
clear
Clear skies.
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 170).
30 km
Mid: clear
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 315).
13
327 km SE
1474m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 0).
13
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 030 to 190 degs)
(7 kph at 120).
8.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
Dry
10
Light winds from the NNE
(10 kph at 23).
18
Universidad Católica Norte- Antofagasta
360 km NW
238m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
No report.
Wind obs. (58 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
Salta Airport
362 km ENE
691m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the ENE
(15 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
0.0 km
Low: few
365 km SE
454m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 20).
0.0 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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