Sierra Nevada weather
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Sierra Nevada Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile
Issued: 8 am Thu 10 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri afternoon, min -23°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue morning, min -20°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, severe gales from the WNW by Tue night).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
6100
5300
8950
7200
6850
6500
6700
7150
6700
6600
9450
9050
km/h
110
WNW
135
WNW
135
W
90
W
90
WNW
80
WNW
60
W
65
WNW
60
WNW
60
W
50
W
50
WSW
75
SW
70
WSW
55
WSW
55
W
65
WNW
65
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-22
-20
-20
-18
-17
-17
-17
-17
-19
-19
-19
-18
-15
-15
-16
-14
-14
-16
min °C
-23
-21
-21
-19
-18
-18
-18
-18
-20
-20
-19
-19
-16
-15
-16
-15
-15
-18
 chill °C
-45
-43
-44
-38
-36
-35
-34
-34
-37
-36
-34
-35
-32
-30
-32
-29
-30
-36
Freezing level m
2450
3200
1950
2650
3600
3250
3300
3850
3200
3050
3700
2900
3050
3850
3150
3500
4100
3200
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-23-21-21-19-18-18-18-18-20-20-19-19-16-15-16-15-15-17-18-17-18-15-13-14-13-13-16-15-14-15-12-11-12-11-11-13-12-10-13-9-6-8-7-6-9-8-7-10-7-5-7-5-4-8
Sunrise
7:37
7:35
7:35
7:33
7:31
7:31
Sunset
7:24
7:24
7:25
7:25
7:27
7:27

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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri afternoon, min -23°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Sat night).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue morning, min -20°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, severe gales from the WNW by Tue 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.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
32
Fresh winds from the SSE
(32 kph at 150).
Desierto Atacama Airport
233 km SW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
No report.
18
Light winds from the NNW
(18 kph at 330).
0.0 km
Desierto Atacama Airport
233 km SW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Desierto DE Atacama
234 km SW
199m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
No report.
18
Light winds from the NNW
(18 kph at 330).
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
14 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 248).
6
hy2b289E27S
286 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 220).
- km
hy2b289E26S
290 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16
Light winds from the SSW
(16 kph at 202).
- km
hy2b289E25S
300 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 205).
- km
327 km SE
1474m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
18
hy2b288E26S
346 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
18
Light winds from the SSW
(18 kph at 210).
- 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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