Sierra Nevada weather
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Sierra Nevada Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile
Issued: 8 pm Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun afternoon, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri night, gales from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed afternoon, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun night, stormy winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5250
6550
6650
5550
8450
8900
9000
8300
8450
7100
km/h
55
WNW
45
W
50
WNW
40
WNW
55
WNW
75
WNW
65
WNW
60
WNW
70
WNW
55
WNW
70
WNW
90
WNW
80
WNW
90
WNW
95
WNW
80
WNW
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Snowflake cm
3
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—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-12
-12
-11
-12
-12
-11
-12
-10
-9
-10
-9
-7
-9
-6
-6
-6
min °C
-13
-13
-11
-14
-13
-11
-13
-12
-9
-11
-10
-8
-9
-8
-6
-7
 chill °C
-25
-26
-23
-27
-26
-25
-27
-25
-22
-25
-23
-22
-23
-22
-19
-20
Freezing level m
3700
3550
4100
3600
3650
4150
3650
3750
4350
3950
4000
4500
4100
4150
4700
4450
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-17-17-16-18-17-16-17-16-14-14-14-12-13-12-10-11-13-13-11-13-13-11-13-11-9-11-10-8-9-7-6-7-6-6-4-6-5-3-6-4-1-4-2-1-3-12-1
Sunrise
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6:46
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6:45
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6:43
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6:43
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6:43
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Sunset
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7:50
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7:51
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7:51
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7:52
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7:52
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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun afternoon, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri night, gales from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed afternoon, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun night, stormy winds from the WNW by Tue 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
Copiapó Universidad de Atacama
200 km SW
478m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto Atacama Airport
233 km SW
204m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (18 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
Low: no cloud
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
54 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 23).
3
327 km SE
1474m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 270).
23
333 km ESE
973m alt.
51 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 90).
13
347 km ENE
1146m alt.
53 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 293).
11
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 300).
9.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: scattered
353 km SE
577m alt.
48 minutes ago
20°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 0).
14
Universidad Católica Norte- Antofagasta
360 km NW
238m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
No report.
Wind obs. (58 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
Salta Airport
362 km ENE
691m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
partially cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 160 to 220 degs)
(6 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
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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