Sierra Nevada weather
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Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 7 pm Mon 03 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Mon night, extremely windy from the W by Thu morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri afternoon, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the W on Thu night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
7150
km/h
30
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
60
WSW
65
W
85
W
105
W
85
W
85
W
85
W
95
W
90
W
85
W
95
W
95
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-9
-9
-8
-10
-9
-9
-11
-11
-10
-11
-11
-10
-12
-12
-11
-13
min °C
-11
-11
-9
-11
-11
-9
-12
-13
-11
-12
-12
-11
-14
-14
-12
-13
 chill °C
-22
-23
-20
-23
-24
-22
-27
-30
-26
-27
-27
-26
-30
-30
-28
-29
Freezing level m
3950
4300
4300
3750
4200
4200
3550
3850
3950
3500
3950
3900
3250
3800
3750
3500
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-14-14-14-15-15-13-16-16-15-15-16-16-17-17-16-17-10-10-9-11-10-9-12-12-11-12-12-11-13-13-12-13-4-3-1-5-4-2-5-6-4-6-5-4-7-7-5-7
Sunrise
7:11
7:11
7:09
7:09
7:09
Sunset
6:07
6:08
6:08
6:09
6:09

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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 -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Mon night, extremely windy from the W by Thu morning).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri afternoon, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the W on Thu night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun 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
Desierto Atacama Airport
233 km SW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
No report.
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 200).
0.0 km
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 338).
6
327 km SE
1474m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 270).
10
333 km ESE
973m alt.
54 minutes ago
16° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 113).
3
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
partially cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
28 minutes ago
21° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 293).
3
Salta Airport
362 km ENE
691m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Low: few
365 km SE
454m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
372 km ENE
1219m alt.
54 minutes ago
19° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 135).
6

* 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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