Sierra Nevada weather
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Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 1 pm Thu 09 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri night, moderate winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Tue night). Mainly near gales.

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
km/h
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
45
WSW
50
SW
35
SSW
25
WSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
45
WSW
45
W
45
W
45
W
45
WNW
50
WNW
45
NW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-5
-6
-5
-5
-7
-7
-6
-7
-5
-4
-5
-5
-5
-6
-7
-6
-8
min °C
-6
-6
-7
-5
-8
-8
-6
-7
-7
-4
-7
-7
-5
-8
-8
-7
-10
 chill °C
-14
-14
-16
-14
-18
-18
-14
-16
-17
-13
-17
-17
-14
-18
-19
-18
-22
Freezing level m
4700
4400
4700
4700
4150
4500
4650
4350
4850
4950
4600
4850
4850
4450
4600
4650
4250
Cloud base (m)
9550
9150
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
7:22
7:22
7:22
7:22
7:20
Sunset
5:55
5:55
5:57
5:57
5:58
5:58

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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 -5°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri night, moderate winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Tue night). 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.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto Atacama Airport
233 km SW
204m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
clear
No report.
18
Light winds from the NNW
(18 kph at 330).
0.0 km
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 113).
6
333 km ESE
973m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 120 to 220 degs)
(7 kph at 170).
0.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
353 km SE
577m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 203).
3
Salta Airport
362 km ENE
691m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the NE
(20 kph at 40).
9.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Mid: broken
High: broken
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
365 km SE
454m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
0.0 km
Low: few
Toconao
370 km N
2446m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 110).

* 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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