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

Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 7 am Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri afternoon, min -13°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Mon morning).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
8950
9100
5250
5550
km/h
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
W
35
W
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
20
WNW
15
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SW
35
SSW
30
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-11
-10
-11
-10
-9
-11
-9
-9
-12
-11
-10
-13
-13
-11
-12
-8
-7
-8
min °C
-13
-10
-12
-12
-10
-12
-11
-11
-13
-13
-12
-15
-15
-11
-13
-11
-8
-9
 chill °C
-24
-20
-22
-23
-20
-21
-21
-22
-25
-25
-24
-26
-25
-19
-22
-21
-18
-18
Freezing level m
3850
3750
3500
4100
3900
3500
4150
3850
3200
3850
3700
3050
3650
3600
2950
4250
4100
3900
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-16-14-16-15-14-15-15-15-16-16-16-18-18-16-16-13-12-12-12-10-12-11-10-12-10-10-13-12-11-14-14-11-13-10-8-9-6-4-7-5-3-6-4-3-7-6-4-8-7-5-8-4-2-4
Sunrise
6:58
6:58
6:56
6:56
6:54
6:54
Sunset
6:15
6:15
6:16
6:16
6:17
6:17

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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri afternoon, min -13°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds.

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Mon morning).

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
Copiapó Universidad de Atacama
200 km SW
478m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto de Atacama Airport
234 km SW
197m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the SSE
(17 kph at 160).
0.0 km
Low: no cloud
Mid: clear
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
48 minutes ago
17° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 158).
11
327 km SE
1474m alt.
43 minutes ago
13° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 0).
6
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Mid: broken
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
38 minutes ago
18° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 90).
3
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
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
365 km SE
454m alt.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered

* 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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