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

Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 1 am Wed 05 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Wed night). Mainly near gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
7200
7000
6950
7000
6350
5600
5200
km/h
40
WSW
50
WSW
45
W
50
W
45
W
40
W
45
W
55
W
45
W
50
W
55
W
55
WNW
60
WNW
60
WNW
50
WNW
65
WNW
50
WNW
35
WNW
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Snowflake cm
8
 mm
max °C
-2
-1
-3
-3
-2
-3
-2
-2
-4
-3
-2
-4
-3
-2
-3
-2
-2
-3
min °C
-5
-1
-6
-6
-2
-5
-4
-3
-6
-6
-3
-5
-5
-3
-4
-3
-3
-4
 chill °C
-14
-10
-16
-16
-11
-14
-13
-12
-16
-16
-13
-15
-15
-13
-13
-12
-12
-12
Freezing level m
4200
4350
3750
4050
4250
3850
4250
4100
3600
4100
4100
3800
4050
4150
4000
4200
4100
3900
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-15-13-15-15-13-15-14-14-16-15-14-16-16-14-15-14-14-14-10-8-11-11-9-11-10-10-12-10-10-12-11-10-11-10-10-10-4-1-5-5-2-4-3-3-5-5-3-5-4-3-4-3-3-4
Sunrise
7:11
7:09
7:09
7:09
7:07
7:07
Sunset
6:08
6:08
6:09
6:09
6:10
6:10

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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 -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Wed night). Mainly near gales.

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon night).

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.
4 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto Atacama Airport
233 km SW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Light rain .
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
39 minutes ago
2° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 0).
3
SHIP8673
307 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
partially cloudy
21
Moderate winds from the S
(21 kph at 190).
20.4 km
SHIP8231
307 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
partially cloudy
21
Moderate winds from the S
(21 kph at 190).
20.4 km
SHIP2444
307 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
21
Moderate winds from the S
(21 kph at 190).
17.7 km
SHIP9611
307 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
21
Moderate winds from the S
(21 kph at 190).
17.7 km
SHIP899
307 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
partially cloudy
21
Moderate winds from the S
(21 kph at 190).
20.4 km
SHIP9379
307 km WNW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
partially cloudy
21
Moderate winds from the S
(21 kph at 190).
20.4 km
SHIP4711
307 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
21
Moderate winds from the S
(21 kph at 190).
17.7 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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