Sierra Nevada weather
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Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 7 pm Sun 30 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue morning, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun night, near gales from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu morning, min -14°C on Fri night). Mainly severe gales.

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
5200
7400
km/h
105
W
75
W
65
WSW
75
WSW
60
WSW
55
WSW
65
WSW
70
W
70
W
70
W
70
W
65
W
65
W
65
W
75
WNW
75
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-14
-13
-12
-10
-6
-6
-9
-6
-6
-8
-7
-7
-11
-10
-9
-13
min °C
-17
-17
-12
-12
-9
-8
-9
-8
-7
-9
-9
-9
-12
-12
-10
-14
 chill °C
-36
-35
-26
-26
-22
-19
-21
-20
-19
-22
-22
-22
-26
-26
-24
-29
Freezing level m
2400
3100
3150
2800
4250
3950
3400
4300
4150
3600
4300
4100
3500
4050
3950
3050
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-19-19-15-13-11-11-12-10-10-12-12-13-15-15-15-17-16-15-12-11-8-7-9-7-7-9-8-8-12-11-10-14-11-10-7-8-3-2-5-3-1-4-3-2-6-5-3-8
Sunrise
6:48
6:47
6:46
6:45
6:43
Sunset
6:21
6:21
6:22
6:22
6:22

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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 -6°C on Tue morning, min -17°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun night, near gales from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu morning, min -14°C on Fri night). Mainly severe gales.

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
15°C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: broken
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 248).
3
327 km SE
1474m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 0).
18
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 290).
8.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Mid: broken
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
58 minutes ago
20°C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 68 degs) was rejected.
Salta Airport
362 km ENE
691m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
365 km SE
454m alt.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the NE
(31 kph at 50).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
372 km ENE
1219m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
386 km NW
710m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the SSW
(20 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: 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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