Sierra Nevada weather
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Sierra Nevada Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile
Issued: 2 am Sun 20 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Wed morning). Mainly near gales.

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
5450
5300
5700
5400
5300
9250
9350
km/h
60
WNW
50
W
45
W
30
WSW
30
W
40
W
40
WSW
40
SSW
55
SW
50
SW
60
SW
55
WSW
45
WSW
50
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
45
WNW
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
-11
-9
-9
-6
-6
-8
-5
-5
-7
-5
-5
-6
-4
-4
-6
-4
-4
-5
min °C
-11
-10
-10
-8
-7
-8
-7
-5
-8
-7
-5
-7
-6
-5
-7
-6
-4
-6
 chill °C
-24
-22
-22
-17
-16
-18
-16
-14
-20
-18
-16
-18
-16
-15
-17
-16
-13
-16
Freezing level m
3700
4000
3600
3800
4400
3700
4000
4650
4000
4250
4750
4200
4350
4850
4250
4450
4950
4550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
7:26
7:24
7:22
7:22
7:20
7:20
Sunset
7:29
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:30

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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Wed morning). Mainly near gales.

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.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto de Atacama Airport
234 km SW
197m alt.
3 hours ago
15°C
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 210).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 68).
6
327 km SE
1474m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
18
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
3 hours ago
19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 50).
9.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
353 km SE
577m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 23).
3
Universidad Católica Norte- Antofagasta
360 km NW
238m alt.
3 hours ago
13°C
No report.
Wind obs. (58 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
Salta Airport
362 km ENE
691m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
Haze
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: clear
365 km SSE
429m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
0.0 km
365 km SE
454m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
39
Strong winds from the NE
(39 kph at 50).
0.0 km
Low: 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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