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

Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 1 pm Mon 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu morning, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Sat night).

Mon
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
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
10
SSW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
SW
25
SSW
30
WSW
30
W
40
WNW
50
WNW
70
NW
80
NW
70
NW
100
NW
125
NW
115
W
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-9
-9
-9
-9
-10
-10
-9
-9
-7
-6
-8
-10
-11
-12
-15
-15
-14
min°C
-9
-10
-10
-9
-11
-11
-10
-9
-9
-7
-11
-11
-11
-16
-16
-15
-15
chill°C 
-16
-15
-14
-16
-17
-17
-17
-18
-18
-17
-24
-24
-25
-32
-32
-33
-34
Freezing level (m
4400
4150
4350
4400
4050
4200
4400
4100
4600
4600
4100
4200
4100
3500
3650
3400
2900
Cloud base (m)
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-14-15-15-15-16-16-14-13-12-12-14-15-16-19-21-20-19-9-10-10-9-11-11-10-9-8-7-10-11-11-14-16-15-15-1-2-2-1-4-3-1-3-12-3-3-3-7-8-7-9
Sunrise
6:52
6:52
6:50
6:50
6:48
Sunset
6:17
6:19
6:19
6:19
6:20
6:20

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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 Thu morning, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Sat night).

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Copiapó Universidad de Atacama
200 km SW
478m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto de Atacama Airport
234 km SW
197m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
clear
No report.
18
Light winds from the NNW
(18 kph at 330).
30 km
Mid: clear
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
1 hour ago
18° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 293 degs) was rejected.
327 km SE
1474m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
13
333 km ESE
973m alt.
22 minutes ago
22° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 45).
18
349 km SE
780m alt.
55 minutes ago
25° C
Dry
Wind obs. (10 kph from 243 degs) was rejected.
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 100 to 230 degs)
(7 kph at 180).
8.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
353 km SE
577m alt.
29 minutes ago
27° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
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.
362 km ESE
368m alt.
51 minutes ago
27° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
18

* 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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