Sierra Nevada weather
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Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 8 am Fri 12 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat morning, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, fresh winds from the W by Tue night).

Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
70
WNW
55
WNW
40
W
40
W
55
W
50
W
65
W
90
WNW
65
WNW
25
SW
20
W
10
WSW
20
WSW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-8
-6
-6
-5
-5
-7
-5
-5
-8
-5
-4
-5
-4
-3
-5
-4
-2
-4
min°C
-9
-6
-8
-7
-5
-8
-7
-6
-10
-8
-4
-7
-5
-3
-7
-6
-2
-6
chill°C 
-22
-17
-18
-17
-15
-20
-19
-18
-20
-16
-10
-14
-11
-10
-16
-13
-6
-12
Freezing level (m
4050
4700
4400
4450
4900
4450
4450
4900
4200
4450
5050
4750
4750
5150
4650
4650
5200
4800
Cloud base (m)
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-14-11-11-11-10-12-11-11-13-11-9-10-10-8-11-10-8-9-9-6-7-6-5-8-6-6-9-7-4-6-5-3-6-5-2-5-21-113-112-2252361362
Sunrise
6:33
6:35
6:35
6:35
6:35
6:35
Sunset
8:21
8:22
8:22
8:22
8:22
8:23

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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat morning, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sun night).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -8°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, fresh winds from the W by Tue 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.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto de Atacama Airport
234 km SW
197m alt.
3 hours ago
11° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (18 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: few
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
1 hour ago
22° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 315).
21
333 km ESE
973m alt.
1 hour ago
28° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 68).
18
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
353 km SE
577m alt.
25 minutes ago
30° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 225).
10
362 km ESE
368m alt.
38 minutes ago
34° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 203).
21
Salta Airport
362 km ENE
691m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: overcast
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
365 km SE
454m alt.
2 hours ago
32° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: scattered

* 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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