– Lat/Long: 26.48° S 68.59° W
Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, ChileIssued: 7 pm Sat 05 Sep Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 7 pm Sat 05 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 7 pm Sat 05 Sep Local Time
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3 Sierra Nevada Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun morning, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat night, extremely windy from the WNW by Mon afternoon). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue night, min -25°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WNW on Wed night, extremely windy from the NW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | mod. snow | heavy snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | light snow | mod. snow | |
Cloud base (m) | 6450 | 6400 | 5750 | 5200 | 5200 | 5200 | 5200 | 5200 | 5200 | 5250 | 5450 | 5150 | ||||
km/h | ||||||||||||||||
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 7 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -18 | -16 | -16 | -18 | -17 | -17 | -18 | -18 | -17 | -18 | -19 | -18 | -18 | -19 | -19 | -20 |
min °C | -20 | -18 | -16 | -18 | -18 | -18 | -19 | -18 | -18 | -19 | -19 | -19 | -20 | -20 | -19 | -25 |
chill °C | -39 | -36 | -34 | -37 | -38 | -38 | -39 | -38 | -38 | -39 | -39 | -39 | -38 | -38 | -38 | -49 |
Freezing level m | 3200 | 3800 | 3750 | 3050 | 3700 | 3650 | 3450 | 3750 | 3650 | 3400 | 3550 | 3500 | 2400 | 3550 | 3500 | 2750 |
 | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:24 | — |
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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun morning, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat night, extremely windy from the WNW by Mon afternoon).
Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue night, min -25°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WNW on Wed night, extremely windy from the NW 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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
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Copiapó Universidad de Atacama | |||||
Desierto Atacama Airport |  | ||||
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport |  | ||||
Universidad Católica Norte- Antofagasta | |||||
Salta Airport |  | ||||
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* 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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