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

Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 1 am Thu 30 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, extremely windy from the NW by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds.

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
6700
6000
5950
km/h
35
WNW
60
NW
75
NW
110
NW
85
WNW
40
WSW
30
W
40
WNW
50
WNW
35
WSW
20
SW
25
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
40
WSW
25
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
0
1
-3
-7
-7
-8
-4
-2
-4
-3
-2
-4
-2
-1
-3
-2
-1
-3
min °C
-3
0
-6
-7
-9
-10
-7
-3
-6
-6
-2
-5
-4
-1
-5
-4
-1
-5
 chill °C
-10
-9
-19
-21
-23
-22
-16
-11
-16
-15
-9
-12
-12
-8
-13
-11
-8
-13
Freezing level m
4500
4500
3900
3600
3350
3000
3950
4100
3650
4000
4150
3750
4300
4300
3850
4250
4300
3850
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-13-12-16-19-20-19-16-16-17-15-14-15-14-13-15-15-14-15-8-7-12-14-16-16-12-11-12-12-10-11-10-8-11-10-9-11-21-5-7-8-9-6-3-5-5-2-5-3-1-4-3-1-4
Sunrise
7:15
7:13
7:13
7:13
7:11
7:11
Sunset
6:06
6:06
6:07
6:07
6:07
6:07

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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, extremely windy from the NW by Fri morning).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Sun 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
-
Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto Atacama Airport
233 km SW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
light rain
No report.
Wind obs. (18 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
Mid: few
High: broken
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 23).
3
327 km SE
1474m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
-
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).
333 km ESE
973m alt.
56 minutes ago
13° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 0).
6
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
partially cloudy
Mist -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 290).
5.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
59 minutes ago
17° C
Dry
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 45).
26
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
16° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: broken
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken

* 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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