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

Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 7 pm Fri 21 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat morning, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the W by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue afternoon, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, extremely windy from the W by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
8450
6650
6600
5800
5250
8900
km/h
35
WSW
40
W
45
WNW
45
WNW
50
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
10
W
15
W
25
S
30
SSW
30
SW
35
WSW
65
W
90
W
100
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-15
-14
-14
-15
-15
-14
-17
-17
-17
-17
-14
-13
-14
-13
-13
-16
min °C
-15
-15
-15
-16
-15
-15
-19
-19
-17
-18
-16
-14
-15
-14
-14
-16
 chill °C
-27
-27
-28
-29
-29
-27
-30
-28
-25
-25
-28
-24
-28
-28
-30
-33
Freezing level m
3400
4150
3900
3300
3900
3900
3150
3750
3550
2950
3700
3700
3450
4150
4000
3200
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-15-15-15-16-15-15-18-18-17-18-15-14-15-14-14-16-12-10-10-12-11-11-14-14-13-15-12-10-11-10-10-13-6-4-3-7-6-4-8-7-6-9-6-5-6-4-3-7
Sunrise
6:56
6:56
6:54
6:54
6:52
Sunset
6:16
6:16
6:17
6:17
6:19

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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat morning, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the W by Mon morning).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue afternoon, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, extremely windy from the W by Thu afternoon).

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
-
Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto de Atacama Airport
234 km SW
197m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
clear
Dry and cloudy.
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 338).
14
327 km SE
1474m alt.
49 minutes ago
13° C
Dry
Wind obs. (18 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
3 hours ago
19° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Mid: broken
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
56 minutes ago
20° C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Universidad Católica Norte- Antofagasta
360 km NW
238m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
No report.
Wind obs. (58 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
Salta Airport
362 km ENE
691m alt.
3 hours ago
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
365 km SSE
429m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
365 km SE
454m alt.
3 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 90).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered

* 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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