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

Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 7 am Wed 19 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu afternoon, min -21°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat morning, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Mon morning).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
5400
8300
6100
5800
5800
5250
5400
8850
km/h
40
S
60
SSW
30
SW
40
SSW
25
SW
35
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
40
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
30
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-18
-13
-15
-11
-9
-11
-9
-9
-11
-9
-9
-12
-10
-9
-12
-11
-10
-10
min °C
-21
-15
-15
-13
-11
-12
-11
-10
-11
-11
-10
-12
-11
-11
-14
-14
-10
-12
 chill °C
-34
-30
-28
-25
-20
-22
-22
-20
-21
-21
-21
-23
-22
-22
-25
-25
-20
-23
Freezing level m
2750
2850
2500
3850
3650
3450
4150
3950
3500
4150
3850
3400
4100
3950
3400
3700
3650
3300
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-24-17-18-16-14-16-14-14-15-14-14-15-15-15-17-16-14-14-20-14-15-12-10-12-10-10-11-10-10-12-11-10-13-13-10-11-13-9-11-6-4-6-4-3-6-4-3-6-5-3-7-6-5-7
Sunrise
7:00
6:58
6:58
6:56
6:56
6:54
Sunset
6:15
6:15
6:15
6:16
6:16
6:17

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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 -9°C on Thu afternoon, min -21°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SSW on Wed afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Fri morning).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat morning, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Mon 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
Desierto Atacama Airport
233 km SW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 140).
Low: no cloud
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
55 minutes ago
6° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 45).
6
327 km SE
1474m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 270).
6
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
5° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
7.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Mid: broken
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
3
Salta Airport
362 km ENE
691m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
cloudy
Fog patches -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
5.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
365 km SE
454m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: scattered
372 km ENE
1219m alt.
45 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
0
386 km NW
710m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 050 to 190 degs)
(6 kph at 110).
0.0 km

* 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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