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

Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 8 pm Sun 14 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, strong winds from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
70
WNW
65
NW
45
WNW
0
ENE
10
SSE
15
NW
15
NNW
20
W
20
W
10
NNW
15
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
35
NW
45
NW
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-6
-7
-5
-6
-4
-2
-4
-4
-3
-4
-4
-2
-4
-3
-2
-4
-2
-1
-3
min°C
-9
-8
-6
-7
-6
-2
-7
-5
-3
-7
-5
-3
-6
-5
-2
-6
-4
-2
-7
chill°C 
-22
-20
-16
-11
-10
-7
-14
-12
-9
-13
-11
-10
-14
-11
-8
-14
-11
-10
-17
Freezing level (m
4400
4250
4800
4600
4700
5300
4800
4750
5200
4650
4800
5250
4800
4700
5250
4650
4850
5350
4800
Cloud base (m)
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-12-12-10-11-10-8-10-10-8-10-10-7-9-9-7-9-8-7-9-8-8-6-7-5-2-6-5-3-6-5-3-5-4-2-5-3-2-5-1-121372462462362471
Sunrise
6:35
6:35
6:35
6:35
6:37
6:37
Sunset
8:22
8:22
8:23
8:24
8:24
8:25

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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 -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, strong winds from the NW by Sat afternoon).

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Desierto Atacama Airport
233 km SW
204m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
clear
Dry and cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
3
333 km ESE
973m alt.
44 minutes ago
18° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 203).
3
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
clear
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: overcast
High: few
353 km SE
577m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
Dry
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 248).
32
362 km ESE
368m alt.
52 minutes ago
21° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 135).
10
Salta Airport
362 km ENE
691m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: scattered
High: broken
365 km SSE
429m alt.
3 hours ago
23° C
clear
Dry and cloudy.
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: few
High: broken
365 km SE
454m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
clear
Thunderstorm moderate rain thunderstorm.
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 230).
4.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
High: few
372 km ENE
1219m alt.
51 minutes ago
22° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 158).
11

* 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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