Sierra Nevada weather
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Sierra Nevada Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile
Issued: 2 pm Mon 19 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed afternoon, min -15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (gales from the WNW on Mon night, extremely windy from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sat afternoon, gales from the W by Sun morning).

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
6400
5700
6550
8450
5350
6600
6600
8450
8650
6600
km/h
70
WNW
70
WNW
95
WNW
110
WNW
85
WNW
85
WNW
100
WNW
75
WNW
100
WNW
95
WNW
65
WNW
80
WNW
105
WNW
95
WNW
90
WNW
120
W
85
W
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Snowflake cm
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1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-11
-13
-12
-11
-13
-11
-9
-11
-10
-8
-11
-10
-10
-13
-13
-12
-13
min °C
-11
-14
-13
-12
-15
-13
-9
-13
-13
-9
-13
-12
-11
-15
-15
-12
-14
 chill °C
-25
-29
-29
-28
-32
-29
-24
-29
-30
-22
-28
-27
-26
-31
-32
-29
-30
Freezing level m
4100
3150
3600
4000
3150
3450
4300
3550
3650
4300
3500
3700
4150
3350
3150
3750
3050
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-16-18-18-16-18-16-14-16-16-13-16-16-15-18-19-16-18-11-14-13-12-14-12-9-12-12-9-12-11-11-14-14-12-14-4-7-6-5-8-5-2-6-5-2-7-4-4-9-8-6-9
Sunrise
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—
6:54
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:52
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:50
—
—
Sunset
7:43
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—
7:44
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7:44
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7:45
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7:45
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7:45
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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed afternoon, min -15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (gales from the WNW on Mon night, extremely windy from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu afternoon, min -15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sat afternoon, gales from the W by Sun morning).

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 Atacama Airport
233 km SW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 300 to 360 degs)
(22 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 338 degs) was rejected.
327 km SE
1474m alt.
37 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
8
Light winds from the N
(8 kph at 0).
18
333 km ESE
973m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 293).
10
347 km ENE
1146m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 113).
13
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
clear
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 250).
8.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
1 hour ago
21°C
Dry
18
Light winds from the NE
(18 kph at 45).
40
Salta Airport
362 km ENE
691m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
Dry and cloudy.
17
Light winds from the NE.(Wind varies from 360 to 070 degs)
(17 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
365 km SE
454m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
clear
Widespread dust blowing -.
48
Strong winds from the NE
(48 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast

* 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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