Sierra Nevada weather
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Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 7 pm Sat 11 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sat night, near gales from the NW by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue night, min -15°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue night, extremely windy from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
night
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
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
km/h
45
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
W
35
W
40
WNW
40
NW
50
NW
50
NW
60
NW
75
NW
95
WNW
115
WNW
120
WNW
135
WNW
155
WNW
150
WNW
160
WNW
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Snowflake cm
3
 mm
max °C
-7
-5
-4
-5
-5
-5
-6
-6
-6
-8
-10
-11
-12
-14
-14
-13
-11
-11
-13
min °C
-7
-7
-4
-6
-6
-5
-7
-7
-7
-11
-11
-11
-14
-15
-14
-13
-13
-12
-13
 chill °C
-15
-17
-12
-14
-14
-13
-16
-16
-18
-24
-23
-25
-31
-32
-32
-30
-32
-30
-32
Freezing level m
4350
4800
4950
4750
4900
4900
4650
4700
4650
4100
4150
4000
3650
3700
3700
3450
3800
3600
3400
Cloud base (m)
9700
6050
5900
6000
5950
5550
5600
5400
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
7:22
7:22
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:20
Sunset
5:57
5:58
5:58
5:59
5:59
6:00

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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 -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sat night, near gales from the NW by Tue afternoon).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue night, min -15°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue night, extremely windy from the WNW by Fri 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Copiapó Universidad de Atacama
200 km SW
478m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto Atacama Airport
233 km SW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
cloudy
No report.
18
Light winds from the NNW
(18 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 338).
0
333 km ESE
973m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 23).
3
347 km ENE
1146m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 113).
11
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 310).
7.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
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
13° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 230).
0.0 km
Low: few

* 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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