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

Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 1 am Fri 26 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri morning, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the W by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon morning, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Mon morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
AM
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
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
km/h
35
SW
20
WSW
40
W
45
W
55
W
45
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
50
WNW
65
WNW
75
WNW
80
WNW
85
WNW
75
WNW
70
WNW
80
NW
85
NW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-9
-9
-10
-11
-11
-12
-10
-10
-11
-10
-10
-11
-13
-13
-15
-14
-14
-14
min °C
-11
-9
-12
-12
-11
-13
-13
-10
-11
-11
-10
-14
-14
-14
-16
-16
-14
-14
 chill °C
-21
-17
-24
-24
-24
-26
-25
-21
-21
-23
-23
-29
-29
-30
-32
-31
-30
-29
Freezing level m
4150
4250
3850
4050
4050
3700
4050
4150
3900
4100
4100
3450
3650
3650
3200
3600
3700
3500
Cloud base (m)
8400
8650
8950
8750
8600
8400
8350
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-15-14-15-16-16-18-16-15-16-15-15-17-18-18-20-20-19-19-10-9-11-12-11-13-12-10-11-11-10-13-14-14-16-15-14-14-4-2-4-4-4-6-5-3-4-4-3-7-7-6-9-8-6-8
Sunrise
7:22
7:22
7:22
7:22
7:22
7:22
Sunset
5:51
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52

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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 Fri morning, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the W by Sat afternoon).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon morning, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Mon morning, 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
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto Atacama Airport
233 km SW
204m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (18 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
1 hour ago
-2° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 293).
3
333 km ESE
973m alt.
1 hour ago
2° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 23).
3
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
353 km SE
577m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 293).
3
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
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 260).
0.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Mid: broken
High: broken
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
365 km SE
454m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 20).
0.0 km
Low: few

* 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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