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Sierra Nevada Weather Forecast
Central Argentina-Chile · ChileIssued: 8 am Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Issued: 8 am Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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3 Sierra Nevada Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed afternoon, min -19°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, gales from the W by Wed night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Thu morning, near gales from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | heavy snow | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | |
Cloud base (m) | 5400 | 7050 | 7200 | 6350 | 6700 | 6250 | 5200 | 5250 | 5250 | 5600 | 5300 | 5250 | 5200 | 5250 | 5300 | 6350 | ||
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -15 | -16 | -18 | -16 | -14 | -15 | -12 | -11 | -13 | -12 | -10 | -12 | -10 | -10 | -11 | -10 | -9 | -11 |
min °C | -16 | -16 | -19 | -18 | -15 | -16 | -14 | -12 | -14 | -13 | -10 | -13 | -11 | -10 | -12 | -11 | -10 | -13 |
chill °C | -33 | -33 | -37 | -36 | -32 | -33 | -29 | -26 | -29 | -28 | -24 | -26 | -24 | -24 | -26 | -24 | -22 | -26 |
Freezing level m | 2950 | 3500 | 2450 | 2800 | 3550 | 2900 | 3250 | 3850 | 3450 | 3300 | 4000 | 3000 | 3650 | 4150 | 3650 | 3700 | 4250 | 3700 |
 | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 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 Wed night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed afternoon, min -19°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, gales from the W by Wed night).
Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):
A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Thu morning, near gales from the W by Sat 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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
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Desierto Atacama Airport |  | ||||
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport |  | ||||
Salta Airport | | ||||
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* 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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