Sierra Nevada weather
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Sierra Nevada Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile
Issued: 8 pm Tue 22 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -3°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
9400
7150
6500
7250
km/h
30
SW
30
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-2
1
2
-1
2
2
-1
3
3
1
3
3
1
2
3
0
min °C
-3
-2
1
-2
-1
1
-2
0
2
-1
0
3
-1
0
2
-1
 chill °C
-11
-9
-6
-10
-7
-5
-9
-6
-4
-8
-6
-3
-9
-7
-5
-9
Freezing level m
4050
4200
4750
4200
4350
4800
4300
4450
5000
4450
4500
4950
4650
4450
4900
4450
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-11-11-9-11-10-10-11-9-9-10-10-9-10-10-10-11-8-7-5-7-6-5-7-5-4-7-5-4-6-6-5-7-3-12-212-223023013-1
Sunrise
7:22
7:20
7:20
7:18
7:18
Sunset
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:31
7:31

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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -3°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Fri night). 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.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto Atacama Airport
233 km SW
204m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
cloudy
No report.
18
Light winds from the NNW
(18 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
327 km SE
1474m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 315).
24
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
353 km SE
577m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 338).
32
Universidad Católica Norte- Antofagasta
360 km NW
238m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
No report.
Wind obs. (58 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
Salta Airport
362 km ENE
691m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 110).
0.0 km
Low: broken
365 km SE
454m alt.
2 hours ago
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
35
Fresh winds from the NE
(35 kph at 50).
0.0 km
Low: scattered
Toconao
370 km N
2446m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 110).

* 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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