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

Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 1 pm Tue 28 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 afternoon, min -15°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue night, extremely windy from the NW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat afternoon, min -16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sun afternoon).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
6450
5950
6700
6250
8700
km/h
80
W
55
W
50
W
65
W
55
W
55
WNW
80
NW
110
NW
125
NW
120
WNW
70
W
55
W
50
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
35
W
50
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-14
-12
-11
-10
-10
-8
-7
-10
-13
-13
-14
-11
-10
-12
-12
-10
-11
min °C
-15
-14
-12
-10
-10
-10
-8
-13
-13
-15
-16
-13
-11
-13
-14
-10
-13
 chill °C
-31
-27
-25
-22
-22
-22
-21
-30
-30
-34
-34
-26
-23
-26
-27
-20
-26
Freezing level m
3550
3650
4000
4150
3900
4400
4450
3950
3700
3450
3100
4000
4100
3750
3950
4100
3550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-20-17-16-15-14-13-13-16-17-19-19-17-16-17-18-15-16-15-13-12-10-10-9-8-12-13-14-15-12-11-13-13-10-12-7-7-5-2-4-31-5-6-7-9-6-3-6-6-3-6
Sunrise
7:15
7:15
7:13
7:13
7:13
Sunset
6:05
6:05
6:06
6:06
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 afternoon, min -15°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue night, extremely windy from the NW by Fri morning).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat afternoon, min -16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sun 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.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Copiapó Universidad de Atacama
200 km SW
478m alt.
4 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto Atacama Airport
233 km SW
204m alt.
3 hours ago
11° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (18 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
327 km SE
1474m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
10
333 km ESE
973m alt.
46 minutes ago
22° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 45).
11
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
3 hours ago
27° C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
8.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Mid: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
1 hour ago
24° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 203).
10
Universidad Católica Norte- Antofagasta
360 km NW
238m alt.
4 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
30° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
365 km SSE
429m alt.
3 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Low: few
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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