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Sierra Nevada Weather Forecast
Central Argentina-Chile · ChileIssued: 8 am Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Issued: 8 am Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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3 Sierra Nevada Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri afternoon, min -15°C on Thu night). Mainly severe gales. | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Sun afternoon, extremely windy from the NW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | cloudy | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | light snow | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | |
Cloud base (m) | 5250 | 5250 | 5250 | 5900 | 5250 | 5200 | 5250 | 5400 | 6550 | 6000 | 5400 | 6250 | 6600 | 6000 | 6100 | 6750 | 6300 | |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||
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 cm | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -11 | -11 | -13 | -10 | -9 | -11 | -11 | -10 | -13 | -11 | -9 | -11 | -12 | -11 | -15 | -14 | -13 | -15 |
min °C | -13 | -11 | -15 | -11 | -10 | -12 | -12 | -11 | -13 | -12 | -10 | -14 | -13 | -12 | -17 | -16 | -13 | -17 |
chill °C | -28 | -25 | -29 | -24 | -24 | -26 | -26 | -25 | -27 | -25 | -22 | -29 | -28 | -26 | -34 | -33 | -30 | -35 |
Freezing level m | 3300 | 3950 | 2850 | 3600 | 4150 | 3750 | 3650 | 4150 | 3350 | 3700 | 4050 | 3500 | 3500 | 4000 | 3000 | 2900 | 3800 | 2850 |
 | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:44 | — |
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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri afternoon, min -15°C on Thu night). Mainly severe gales.
Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):
A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Sun afternoon, extremely windy from the NW 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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Copiapó Universidad de Atacama | |||||
Desierto Atacama Airport |  | ||||
Desierto de Atacama Airport | | ||||
TucumanAero |  | ||||
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport |  | ||||
* 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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