Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

 

Days 0-3 Sierra Nevada Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Fri night).

Days 3-6 Sierra Nevada Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 6-9 Sierra Nevada Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, gales from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
clear
clear
partially cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Wind km/h
60 WNW60
65 WNW65
55 WNW55
50 WNW50
50 WNW50
40 NW40
45 NW45
50 WNW50
45 WNW45
45 WNW45
40 W40
20 WNW20
20 NW20
25 NW25
30 NNW30
35 NNW35
40 NW40
40 NW40
40 WNW40
25 W25
15 WSW15
5 NW5
20 NW20
30 NW30
55 WNW55
70 WNW70
45 W45
clear clear some clouds 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
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Rain
Rain mm
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Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
High °C
-3 -3 -5 -4 -3 -3 -3 -2 -3 -3 -3 -4 -3 -2 -3 -4 -3 -4 -6 -4 -5 -4 -3 -4 -5 -4 -5
Low °C
-4 -4 -6 -5 -3 -5 -4 -2 -5 -4 -3 -6 -5 -2 -6 -5 -3 -8 -7 -5 -6 -6 -3 -7 -7 -4 -7
Chill °C
-13 -13 -16 -14 -12 -11 -12 -11 -12 -12 -12 -11 -10 -8 -10 -13 -11 -13 -15 -10 -9 -10 -9 -11 -16 -15 -15
Freezing level m
4900 5150 4800 4750 5150 5000 4900 5200 4950 4800 5150 4850 4800 5200 4950 4750 5100 4700 4400 4800 4700 4700 5150 4800 4450 4950 4650
Sea lvl6000ft12000ft18000ft24000ft30000ft
mountain backdrop mountain backdrop
-8-8-9-9-7-8-8-7-7-8-8-8-8-7-8-9-8-9-11-9-10-9-8-9-10-8-8-3-3-5-4-3-3-3-2-3-3-3-4-3-2-3-4-3-4-6-4-5-4-3-4-5-4-5563454564454464453132463232
Sunrise
6:35 - - 6:35 - - 6:35 - - 6:35 - - 6:35 - - 6:35 - - 6:37 - - 6:37 - - 6:37 - -
Sunset
- 8:21 - - 8:22 - - 8:22 - - 8:22 - - 8:23 - - 8:23 - - 8:24 - - 8:24 - - 8:25 -

Issued local time.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Desierto Atacama
233 km SW
204m alt.
1 hour ago
20° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 280 to 040 degs)
(15 kph at 340).
Low: few
Mid: broken
DesiertoDEAtacama
234 km SW
197m alt.
3 hours ago
17.7° C
State of sky unchanged.
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
450m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 140).
Low: few
casa Playa Blanca wx
358 km NW
30m alt.
35 minutes ago
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 246).
10.0 km
Salta Airport
361 km ENE
1216m alt.
3 hours ago
27.5° C
-
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 360).
40 km
Mid: few

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Sierra Nevada and within an acceptable time window.

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