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

Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 1 am Sat 15 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun morning, min -18°C on Mon night). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Tue morning, moderate winds from the E by Tue night).

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
9200
5550
9250
5550
5350
5600
5450
5350
5250
km/h
115
WNW
130
WNW
120
WNW
125
NW
120
NW
115
NW
125
NW
135
NW
115
NW
100
NNW
100
NNW
65
N
30
ESE
25
SSE
40
SSW
35
SW
45
SSW
45
SW
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Snowflake cm
2
5
5
4
3
1
 mm
max °C
-14
-14
-15
-13
-13
-15
-15
-15
-16
-16
-15
-17
-20
-19
-15
-12
-11
-12
min °C
-16
-14
-16
-15
-13
-16
-16
-15
-18
-17
-16
-20
-20
-20
-19
-14
-12
-13
 chill °C
-34
-32
-35
-33
-31
-35
-35
-34
-38
-34
-34
-31
-32
-31
-33
-26
-24
-24
Freezing level m
3550
3550
3000
3600
3550
3050
3500
3350
2400
3150
3050
2950
2750
2950
2450
3650
3350
3150
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-19-18-19-18-18-20-19-20-21-21-20-23-25-24-20-17-15-16-15-14-16-14-13-16-16-15-17-17-16-19-20-20-17-13-12-13-9-7-9-8-6-9-8-8-11-10-9-12-13-12-12-7-6-8
Sunrise
7:03
7:03
7:01
7:01
7:00
6:58
Sunset
6:14
6:14
6:15
6:15
6:15
6:15

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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun morning, min -18°C on Mon night). Mainly extremely windy.

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Tue morning, moderate winds from the E by Tue night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Sierra Nevada at the specific elevation of 5500 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.
1 hour ago
13° C
clear
No report.
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 280).
0.0 km
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 135).
10
327 km SE
1474m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 315).
16
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
partially cloudy
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 293).
3
Salta Airport
362 km ENE
691m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
7° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
365 km SE
454m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
372 km ENE
1219m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 23).
0
Antofagasta
384 km NW
113m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
light rain
Continuous heavy drizzle.
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 220).
0.5 km
Mid: 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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