Sierra Nevada weather
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Sierra Nevada Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile
Issued: 8 am Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri afternoon, min -15°C on Wed night). Mainly severe gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat afternoon, min -15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat night, severe gales from the NW by Mon night).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
6050
5350
5200
5250
5200
6000
5300
5200
5250
5300
6450
6250
6000
7200
6900
5600
km/h
85
W
80
WNW
75
WNW
75
W
85
WSW
50
W
65
W
75
W
75
W
70
WSW
65
WSW
50
WSW
60
WSW
60
W
55
WNW
70
WNW
80
WNW
75
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
8
18
3
1
—
—
—
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-13
-12
-13
-12
-11
-13
-10
-9
-11
-11
-10
-12
-10
-10
-11
-11
-10
-12
min °C
-14
-12
-15
-13
-12
-15
-12
-9
-13
-12
-10
-13
-12
-10
-13
-12
-11
-15
 chill °C
-30
-27
-31
-28
-26
-29
-26
-22
-28
-26
-23
-26
-26
-22
-27
-26
-25
-31
Freezing level m
3150
3500
3250
3200
3900
2750
3500
4200
3650
3400
4150
3050
3650
4250
3600
3750
4100
3550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-18-16-18-17-16-18-15-14-16-16-15-16-16-15-16-16-15-18-14-12-14-13-12-14-11-9-12-12-10-13-11-10-12-12-11-14-8-6-8-7-5-9-5-3-6-5-3-8-4-2-6-5-3-7
Sunrise
7:00
—
—
6:58
—
—
6:58
—
—
6:56
—
—
6:56
—
—
6:54
—
—
Sunset
—
7:39
—
—
7:40
—
—
7:42
—
—
7:42
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:43
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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri afternoon, min -15°C on Wed night). Mainly severe gales.

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat afternoon, min -15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat night, severe gales from the NW by Mon 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
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto de Atacama Airport
234 km SW
197m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 160 to 260 degs)
(11 kph at 220).
0.0 km
Low: no cloud
Mid: scattered
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
6
ASCATC289E26S
279 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 189).
- km
ASCATB289E26S
283 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 187).
- km
ASCATC289E27S
302 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the SSW
(18 kph at 192).
- km
ASCATB289E27S
303 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the S
(18 kph at 189).
- km
ASCATC289E25S
307 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the S
(23 kph at 182).
- km
ASCATC289E28S
309 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 193).
- km
ASCATB289E25S
313 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
21
Moderate winds from the S
(21 kph at 177).
- km

* 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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