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

Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 7 am Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
7050
6800
6300
5200
5600
5250
km/h
80
WNW
85
WNW
75
WNW
85
WNW
90
WNW
65
W
55
W
50
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
40
W
45
W
40
W
45
W
45
W
40
W
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Snowflake cm
3
 mm
max °C
-5
-4
-6
-8
-7
-10
-6
-4
-6
-2
-1
-5
-1
0
-3
0
0
-4
min °C
-7
-5
-8
-8
-8
-11
-10
-5
-7
-5
-3
-5
-4
-2
-4
-3
-1
-5
 chill °C
-19
-17
-21
-21
-22
-24
-22
-15
-17
-14
-11
-14
-13
-10
-13
-12
-9
-14
Freezing level m
3750
3750
3350
3300
3300
2400
3250
3550
2950
4200
3950
3350
4350
4200
3750
4450
4250
3650
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-16-15-17-18-19-19-16-13-13-11-11-12-11-10-11-11-11-14-12-11-13-14-15-16-13-9-11-8-7-9-8-7-8-7-7-10-6-5-7-8-8-11-8-5-7-4-2-5-3-1-4-2-1-5
Sunrise
6:50
6:48
6:48
6:47
6:46
6:45
Sunset
6:20
6:20
6:21
6:21
6:22
6:22

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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -5°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds.

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
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto Atacama Airport
233 km SW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 190 to 290 degs)
(7 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: broken
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 135).
10
ASCATB289E26S
281 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the S
(23 kph at 186).
- km
ASCATC289E26S
288 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the S
(23 kph at 182).
- km
ASCATC289E25S
302 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 196).
- km
ASCATB289E27S
303 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the SSW
(21 kph at 192).
- km
ASCATC289E27S
304 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the SSW
(21 kph at 192).
- km
ASCATB289E25S
308 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 191).
- km
ASCATB289E28S
309 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 193).
- 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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