Sierra Nevada weather
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Sierra Nevada Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile
Issued: 2 am Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun morning, severe gales from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the W by Fri night).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
5200
5200
5200
5300
7100
6900
6750
5800
5600
5200
5550
6800
5250
5650
6950
5700
km/h
45
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
55
WNW
75
WNW
50
WNW
60
WNW
80
WNW
60
WNW
60
WNW
65
WNW
50
WNW
40
W
55
W
50
WSW
40
WSW
50
WSW
40
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
6
4
1
—
—
—
—
—
2
2
1
7
—
—
—
—
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-5
-7
-7
-7
-10
-8
-7
-8
-7
-6
-8
-7
-6
-10
-5
-3
-6
min °C
-6
-5
-11
-10
-8
-12
-10
-7
-9
-8
-7
-10
-10
-7
-11
-8
-4
-6
 chill °C
-16
-15
-23
-22
-20
-25
-23
-20
-21
-20
-18
-22
-21
-18
-23
-18
-13
-15
Freezing level m
3500
3750
3300
2950
3550
2800
3000
3600
3200
3300
3650
3200
2900
3700
2600
3100
4050
3450
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-17-18-20-20-20-22-20-19-19-18-18-20-20-19-19-17-15-17-13-13-16-16-15-18-16-14-15-14-14-15-16-14-16-13-11-13-6-5-9-9-8-11-9-7-9-8-7-9-9-7-11-7-4-6
Sunrise
7:03
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:00
—
—
6:58
—
—
6:58
—
—
Sunset
—
7:38
—
—
7:38
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:39
—
—
7:40
—
—
7:42
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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun morning, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun morning, severe gales from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the W by Fri 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
8°C
No report.
32
Fresh winds from the SSE
(32 kph at 150).
Desierto Atacama Airport
233 km SW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 210).
0.0 km
Desierto de Atacama Airport
234 km SW
197m alt.
3 hours ago
16°C
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 150 to 210 degs)
(7 kph at 180).
0.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Desierto DE Atacama
234 km SW
199m alt.
4 hours ago
11°C
No report.
18
Light winds from the NNW
(18 kph at 330).
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 293).
3
327 km SE
1474m alt.
49 minutes ago
9°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
18
333 km ESE
973m alt.
36 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 158).
6
347 km ENE
1146m alt.
58 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 158).
18
TucumanAero
349 km E
450m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 100).
29 km
Mid: overcast
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
3 hours ago
14°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
9
Light winds from the ESE
(9 kph at 110).
8.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: overcast
High: overcast

* 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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