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

Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 7 pm Tue 01 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed morning, min -13°C on Thu night). Mainly gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat morning, min -15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (gales from the W on Fri night, stormy winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
Cloud base (m)
7300
6550
km/h
70
W
70
W
70
W
75
W
70
W
70
W
65
W
65
W
70
W
70
WNW
70
WNW
75
WNW
70
WNW
90
WNW
95
WNW
85
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-9
-6
-6
-8
-7
-7
-11
-10
-10
-12
-11
-11
-14
-12
-12
-14
min °C
-9
-8
-7
-9
-8
-8
-13
-12
-10
-14
-14
-12
-15
-14
-12
-15
 chill °C
-21
-20
-19
-22
-20
-20
-27
-26
-23
-29
-29
-27
-30
-30
-28
-32
Freezing level m
3500
4350
4200
3750
4350
4150
3500
4050
4000
3200
3900
3850
3100
3800
3750
3100
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-12-11-11-12-11-12-15-16-15-17-17-17-19-17-17-18-9-7-7-9-8-8-12-11-10-13-13-12-15-13-12-15-5-3-1-4-2-2-6-5-3-7-6-5-9-7-5-9
Sunrise
6:46
6:45
6:43
6:43
7:41
Sunset
6:22
6:22
6:22
6:22
7:22

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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 Wed morning, min -13°C on Thu night). Mainly gales.

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat morning, min -15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (gales from the W on Fri night, stormy winds from the WNW by Sun 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
Desierto de Atacama Airport
234 km SW
197m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
9.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Mid: clear
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 293).
6
327 km SE
1474m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Mid: broken
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 23).
32
Salta Airport
362 km ENE
691m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: scattered
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Low: few
365 km SE
454m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
33
Fresh winds from the NE
(33 kph at 50).
0.0 km
372 km ENE
1219m alt.
1 hour ago
20°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 248 degs) was rejected.
Antofagasta
384 km NW
113m alt.
52 minutes ago
18°C
State of sky unchanged.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 190).
32 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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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