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

Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 1 pm Wed 29 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu morning, min -16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Fri morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the W by Sun night).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
6850
5900
9100
km/h
60
W
55
W
55
WNW
80
NW
110
NW
135
NW
115
WNW
60
WSW
50
WNW
60
WNW
75
WNW
55
WSW
50
WSW
45
W
55
WSW
60
WSW
45
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-10
-10
-7
-7
-10
-14
-15
-14
-11
-10
-12
-10
-10
-11
-10
-9
-10
min °C
-10
-10
-9
-7
-13
-14
-15
-16
-13
-11
-13
-12
-10
-12
-11
-9
-11
 chill °C
-22
-22
-20
-20
-31
-33
-34
-33
-26
-24
-28
-25
-22
-24
-24
-21
-22
Freezing level m
4200
3900
4500
4500
4000
3600
3350
3050
4000
4150
3700
3950
4050
3650
4150
4250
3850
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-15-14-13-12-16-19-20-20-16-15-17-16-15-16-15-14-15-10-10-8-7-12-14-15-15-12-11-13-11-10-12-11-9-11-2-4-21-5-7-8-9-6-3-6-5-3-5-4-2-5
Sunrise
7:15
7:13
7:13
7:13
7:11
Sunset
6:05
6:06
6:06
6:07
6:07
6:07

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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 -7°C on Thu morning, min -16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Fri morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the W by Sun 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Copiapó Universidad de Atacama
200 km SW
478m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto Atacama Airport
233 km SW
204m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (18 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
48 minutes ago
12° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 338).
6
327 km SE
1474m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 315).
16
333 km ESE
973m alt.
40 minutes ago
14° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 23).
6
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
partially cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
27 minutes ago
19° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the NE
(8 kph at 45).
24
Universidad Católica Norte- Antofagasta
360 km NW
238m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
No report.
Wind obs. (58 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
Salta Airport
362 km ENE
691m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the ENE
(20 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
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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