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

Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 1 pm Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue night, extremely windy from the WNW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat afternoon, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the W by Mon morning).

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5250
5250
9550
5250
6000
7300
7000
6800
5600
5600
5300
km/h
35
SW
35
W
60
W
85
W
90
WNW
105
WNW
115
WNW
120
WNW
135
WNW
130
WNW
120
WNW
115
W
110
WNW
110
WNW
125
WNW
115
WNW
105
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-8
-10
-9
-9
-12
-9
-9
-11
-10
-11
-13
-11
-10
-13
-14
-14
-15
min °C
-9
-10
-11
-10
-12
-11
-10
-12
-11
-11
-13
-13
-11
-14
-14
-15
-16
 chill °C
-19
-19
-23
-24
-27
-26
-26
-29
-28
-28
-30
-30
-27
-31
-32
-33
-34
Freezing level m
3850
3850
4200
4100
3550
4150
4050
3450
3850
3700
3150
3800
3850
3250
3400
3250
2550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-12-14-14-14-15-14-14-16-15-15-17-16-15-18-18-19-19-9-10-10-10-12-10-10-12-11-11-13-12-11-14-14-15-16-4-5-4-3-6-4-3-6-5-5-8-7-4-8-8-8-11
Sunrise
6:52
6:52
6:50
6:50
6:48
Sunset
6:17
6:19
6:19
6:19
6:20
6:20

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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 -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Tue night, extremely windy from the WNW by Fri morning).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat afternoon, min -16°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the W 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
Desierto de Atacama Airport
234 km SW
197m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 230 to 290 degs)
(15 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 338).
21
327 km SE
1474m alt.
48 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
8
Light winds from the W
(8 kph at 270).
16
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 23).
23
Salta Airport
362 km ENE
691m alt.
2 hours ago
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the NE
(20 kph at 40).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 140).
0.0 km
Low: few
365 km SE
454m alt.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the NNE
(26 kph at 20).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
372 km ENE
1219m alt.
1 hour ago
22°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 248 degs) was rejected.
386 km NW
710m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the SSW
(28 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: broken

* 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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