Sierra Nevada weather
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Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 7 pm Sun 02 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Mon night, near gales from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed night, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed night, extremely windy from the W by Fri afternoon).

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
6100
km/h
40
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
55
WSW
60
WSW
60
W
85
W
90
W
85
W
100
W
110
W
105
W
105
W
110
WNW
110
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-10
-8
-7
-9
-9
-8
-10
-9
-8
-9
-10
-9
-11
-11
-10
-12
-13
-12
-14
min °C
-11
-10
-8
-10
-10
-9
-11
-11
-8
-11
-11
-10
-12
-12
-11
-14
-14
-13
-16
 chill °C
-22
-20
-17
-20
-21
-20
-23
-23
-20
-25
-25
-25
-27
-28
-27
-31
-31
-30
-34
Freezing level m
3750
4400
4450
4000
4300
4350
3850
4300
4350
3850
4100
3950
3500
3950
3850
3300
3600
3650
3150
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-15-13-12-14-14-13-15-14-13-14-15-15-16-16-15-17-18-17-19-11-9-8-10-10-9-11-10-8-10-11-10-12-12-11-13-14-13-15-5-31-3-3-1-4-3-1-4-4-3-6-5-4-7-7-6-9
Sunrise
7:11
7:11
7:11
7:09
7:09
7:09
Sunset
6:07
6:07
6:08
6:08
6:09
6:09

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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 Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Mon night, near gales from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed night, min -14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed night, extremely windy from the W by Fri 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
Desierto Atacama Airport
233 km SW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 240).
0.0 km
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the NW
(8 kph at 315).
18
327 km SE
1474m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3
333 km ESE
973m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 220).
9.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Mid: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
52 minutes ago
18° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 203).
0
Salta Airport
362 km ENE
691m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
0.0 km
Low: few
365 km SE
454m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
372 km ENE
1219m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 158).
13

* 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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