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

Sierra Nevada Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile
Issued: 2 am Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Thu morning). Mainly severe gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun morning, severe gales from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
6650
7150
8700
6550
6350
5400
5250
5250
5350
6100
6200
5400
5600
6900
6300
km/h
55
NW
70
WNW
45
NW
60
WNW
75
W
25
WNW
35
W
50
W
35
WNW
45
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
55
WNW
75
WNW
70
WNW
65
WNW
75
WNW
45
WNW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
3
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-5
-7
-6
-5
-6
-3
-2
-5
-6
-5
-8
-7
-7
-9
-8
-8
-10
min °C
-8
-5
-8
-8
-5
-7
-5
-3
-7
-7
-6
-10
-9
-7
-11
-9
-8
-10
 chill °C
-19
-16
-20
-20
-17
-16
-14
-11
-17
-17
-16
-22
-21
-20
-25
-22
-21
-22
Freezing level m
3400
3850
3450
3250
3850
3300
3650
4250
3700
3500
3800
3350
3050
3650
2950
3100
3500
3000
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-19-18-19-19-16-16-15-15-17-18-19-19-20-19-21-20-20-21-15-13-15-15-12-12-11-10-13-13-14-15-16-14-17-16-15-17-7-5-8-7-5-7-4-3-6-7-6-9-8-7-10-9-8-10
Sunrise
7:05
—
—
7:05
—
—
7:03
—
—
7:03
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:01
—
—
Sunset
—
7:37
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:38
—
—
7:38
—
—
7:39
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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 -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Thu morning). Mainly severe gales.

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun morning, severe gales from the WNW by Mon 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
Desierto Atacama Airport
233 km SW
204m alt.
3 hours ago
16°C
clear
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
0.0 km
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 23).
3
327 km SE
1474m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 135).
18
333 km ESE
973m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 203).
11
347 km ENE
1146m alt.
47 minutes ago
23°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the ESE
(13 kph at 113).
27
TucumanAero
349 km E
450m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
27 km
Mid: scattered
Tucuma / eniente
352 km E
450m alt.
3 hours ago
23°C
light rain
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
7.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 248).
23
SaltaAero
361 km ENE
1221m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
35 km
Mid: scattered
Salta Airport
362 km ENE
691m alt.
3 hours ago
20°C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered

* 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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