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

Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 1 pm Mon 15 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -17°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Mon night, severe gales from the NW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri afternoon, min -20°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, stormy winds from the W by Sun morning).

Mon
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
km/h
50
W
40
W
40
WNW
45
WNW
50
NW
55
NW
75
NW
70
NW
45
NW
25
WNW
15
SSW
55
S
50
SSW
60
SW
55
WSW
60
W
70
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
12
9
8
1
max °C
-6
-7
-5
-5
-7
-7
-8
-10
-15
-17
-18
-13
-11
-12
-11
-11
-13
min °C
-6
-7
-7
-6
-8
-8
-9
-14
-17
-18
-20
-17
-13
-12
-12
-13
-14
-16
-17
-17
-16
-19
-19
-22
-29
-31
-29
-27
-31
-26
-24
-25
-27
-28
4600
4350
4750
4650
4450
4500
4100
3700
3200
3100
2050
3000
2800
2900
3750
3300
3250
Cloud base (m)
6850
5600
5200
5200
5200
7200
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-11-11-11-11-12-13-13-17-21-22-22-18-15-15-15-16-18-6-7-6-6-8-8-9-12-16-18-19-15-12-12-12-12-141-112-1-1-2-6-9-10-13-11-7-8-7-6-8
Sunrise
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:20
Sunset
5:49
5:49
5:49
5:49
5:50
5:50

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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -17°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Mon night, severe gales from the NW by Wed night).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri afternoon, min -20°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, stormy winds from the W by Sun morning).

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
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 225).
6
333 km ESE
973m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 0).
6
Tucuma / eniente
352 km E
450m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
cloudy
Drizzle
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 130).
2.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 180).
10
Salta Airport
362 km ENE
691m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: overcast
365 km SE
454m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
partially cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
High: broken
372 km ENE
1219m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
14
386 km NW
710m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the SSW
(24 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: broken
422 km S
961m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 83).
11

* 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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