Sierra Nevada weather
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Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 7 am Sat 11 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun afternoon, min -12°C on Sat morning). Mainly near gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue morning, min -19°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Thu night).

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
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
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
35
SW
40
SW
55
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
40
WSW
35
W
45
W
45
W
45
WNW
55
NW
60
NW
75
NW
95
NW
120
WNW
130
WNW
140
WNW
155
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-11
-10
-11
-10
-9
-10
-10
-10
-10
-11
-11
-12
-15
-15
-17
-18
-18
-18
min °C
-12
-10
-11
-11
-9
-11
-11
-10
-11
-11
-11
-15
-15
-16
-19
-19
-18
-18
 chill °C
-24
-20
-21
-23
-19
-22
-22
-21
-23
-22
-23
-30
-30
-33
-40
-40
-39
-39
Freezing level m
4550
4650
4350
4800
4950
4750
4850
4900
4600
4700
4700
4200
4150
4050
3650
3750
3700
3500
Cloud base (m)
9700
6300
6000
6000
6100
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
7:22
7:22
7:22
7:20
7:20
7:20
Sunset
5:57
5:57
5:58
5:58
5:59
5:59

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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 -9°C on Sun afternoon, min -12°C on Sat morning). Mainly near gales.

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Tue morning, min -19°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Thu night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Sierra Nevada at the specific elevation of 6127 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.
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 315).
6
333 km ESE
973m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 90).
6
347 km ENE
1146m alt.
52 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 293).
6
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
partially cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 280).
9.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 338).
3
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.
Salta Airport
362 km ENE
691m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
clear
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
High: broken
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 320).
0.0 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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