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

Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 2 pm Mon 30 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sun morning).

Mon
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
0
NE
10
W
5
SW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
E
5
E
5
N
5
WNW
5
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
3
5
1
1
7
max °C
1
-2
-1
0
-1
-1
0
-1
-1
0
-1
0
0
-2
-1
0
-2
min °C
-1
-2
-2
0
-2
-2
0
-2
-2
0
-2
-1
-1
-3
-2
-1
-3
-1
-6
-5
-3
-6
-6
-3
-6
-7
-3
-5
-4
-4
-6
-4
-5
-9
5600
5250
5200
5500
5250
5150
5450
5300
5150
5500
5200
5300
5550
5100
5150
5400
5150
Cloud base (m)
6250
5600
5350
6150
6750
6000
6350
6100
6550
6400
5450
6150
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
7:43
7:43
7:43
7:43
7:45
Sunset
7:34
7:32
7:31
7:30
7:30
7:29

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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu afternoon, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sun 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 Atacama Airport
233 km SW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
clear
Clouds dissolving.
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 320).
30 km
Mid: few
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
1 hour ago
23° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 293 degs) was rejected.
327 km SE
1474m alt.
1 hour ago
28° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 0).
8
333 km ESE
973m alt.
1 hour ago
28° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 0).
23
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
33° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 060 to 130 degs)
(11 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: broken
353 km SE
577m alt.
2 hours ago
33° C
Dry
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 68).
37
Universidad Católica Norte- Antofagasta
360 km NW
238m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (58 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
362 km ESE
368m alt.
1 hour ago
32° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 45).
10
Salta Airport
362 km ENE
691m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
light rain
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the NE.(Wind varies from 020 to 100 degs)
(11 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: few
High: 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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