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

Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 1 pm Fri 12 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed night, near gales from the NNW by Thu morning).

Fri
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
km/h
65
WSW
55
W
60
W
65
W
55
W
55
W
50
W
45
W
50
W
50
W
45
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
40
NW
55
WNW
40
NW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
max °C
-8
-9
-8
-8
-9
-8
-7
-8
-7
-6
-8
-6
-5
-7
-7
-7
-10
min °C
-9
-10
-10
-8
-9
-9
-8
-9
-8
-7
-8
-7
-6
-8
-8
-9
-11
-22
-22
-22
-20
-21
-21
-19
-20
-19
-18
-18
-17
-16
-19
-18
-21
-22
4250
3950
4300
4350
4150
4450
4400
4250
4550
4550
4300
4700
4700
4350
4500
4200
3850
Cloud base (m)
9400
9100
9100
8750
8550
9250
6950
6300
5200
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
7:18
7:18
7:20
7:20
7:20
Sunset
5:49
5:49
5:49
5:49
5:49
5:49

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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 -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sun night).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed night, near gales from the NNW by Thu 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
Copiapó Universidad de Atacama
200 km SW
478m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto DE Atacama
234 km SW
199m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
No report.
Wind obs. (18 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
333 km ESE
973m alt.
1 hour ago
17° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 23 degs) was rejected.
Tucuma / eniente
352 km E
450m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
52 minutes ago
21° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 180).
13
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
17° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the NE.(Wind varies from 360 to 080 degs)
(11 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
365 km SSE
429m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
365 km SE
454m alt.
2 hours ago
light rain
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast

* 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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