Sierra Nevada weather
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Sierra Nevada Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile
Issued: 2 am Fri 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Fri night, gales from the W by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, near gales from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
5500
5300
5300
5400
5500
5450
5750
5450
5650
9300
5300
9350
9650
km/h
45
WNW
45
NW
30
WNW
55
WSW
60
W
65
W
60
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
40
W
35
SW
45
SW
50
SW
50
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
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Snowflake cm
4
10
13
1
 mm
max °C
-12
-11
-13
-13
-11
-12
-10
-8
-10
-7
-6
-8
-5
-5
-7
-5
-5
-7
min °C
-12
-11
-17
-15
-12
-13
-11
-9
-11
-9
-7
-9
-7
-6
-8
-7
-6
-7
 chill °C
-24
-23
-31
-29
-25
-28
-24
-19
-22
-19
-16
-18
-16
-17
-19
-18
-17
-18
Freezing level m
3700
3950
3000
2900
3650
3300
3700
4000
3200
3700
4400
3200
3800
4700
3850
4250
4750
4050
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-16-16-19-18-16-16-15-13-13-11-10-11-9-9-11-10-9-10-12-11-15-14-12-13-11-9-11-8-7-9-6-6-8-6-6-7-5-4-9-8-5-8-5-3-6-3-2-5-11-301-3
Sunrise
7:28
7:26
7:26
7:24
7:22
7:22
Sunset
7:28
7:29
7:29
7:30
7:30
7:30

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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Fri night, gales from the W by Sat night).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, near gales from the SW by Tue 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.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto Atacama Airport
233 km SW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (18 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 23).
6
327 km SE
1474m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
10
TucumanAero
349 km E
450m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 320).
26 km
Mid: overcast
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 20).
6.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Mid: broken
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
1 hour ago
22°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 315).
13
Universidad Católica Norte- Antofagasta
360 km NW
238m alt.
3 hours ago
13°C
No report.
Wind obs. (58 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
SaltaAero
361 km ENE
1221m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
35 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Salta Airport
362 km ENE
691m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: 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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