Sierra Nevada weather
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Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 1 am Mon 17 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Mon morning, min -23°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NE by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri afternoon, min -15°C on Thu morning). Mainly near gales.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
5300
5750
5650
6050
6150
6350
9050
km/h
120
NW
135
NW
70
NNW
95
NNW
100
NNW
10
NE
40
SSE
30
SSE
35
SW
50
SSW
50
SW
40
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
40
W
50
W
40
W
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-15
-15
-17
-17
-17
-20
-20
-17
-15
-12
-11
-12
-10
-9
-11
-10
-10
-13
min °C
-17
-16
-19
-19
-17
-23
-22
-19
-17
-15
-12
-12
-12
-10
-12
-12
-11
-14
 chill °C
-36
-36
-36
-37
-35
-31
-35
-32
-30
-28
-24
-23
-24
-21
-23
-23
-23
-26
Freezing level m
3400
3250
2750
3100
3050
2050
2650
2650
2600
3650
3500
3150
4050
3850
3250
4000
3750
3250
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-21-20-22-22-22-26-25-22-19-17-15-16-15-14-15-15-15-17-16-16-18-18-17-22-21-18-16-14-12-12-11-10-12-11-11-14-10-9-13-12-10-15-14-12-11-8-5-7-5-3-7-5-4-8
Sunrise
7:01
7:01
7:00
6:58
6:58
6:56
Sunset
6:15
6:15
6:15
6:15
6:15
6:16

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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Mon morning, min -23°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NE by Tue night).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri afternoon, min -15°C on Thu morning). Mainly near 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
Copiapó Universidad de Atacama
200 km SW
478m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto Atacama Airport
233 km SW
204m alt.
3 hours ago
14° C
clear
No report.
15
Light winds from the NNE
(15 kph at 30).
0.0 km
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 248).
3
327 km SE
1474m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
3
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
3 hours ago
12° C
partially cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 20).
6.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 248).
6
Universidad Católica Norte- Antofagasta
360 km NW
238m alt.
3 hours ago
13° C
No report.
Wind obs. (58 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
Salta Airport
362 km ENE
691m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
cloudy
Drizzle
Wind obs. (9 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
365 km SSE
429m alt.
3 hours ago
12° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
0.1 km
Low: broken
Mid: scattered
365 km SE
454m alt.
3 hours ago
11° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: scattered
High: 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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