Sierra Nevada weather
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Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 2 am Wed 09 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri afternoon, min -24°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Thu night, gales from the WNW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon morning, min -20°C on Sat night). Mainly gales.

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
5200
5200
5200
5300
5200
5300
7300
7200
6750
6650
km/h
120
WNW
115
WNW
90
WNW
115
WNW
135
WNW
165
WSW
85
WSW
80
W
70
WNW
65
WNW
65
WNW
50
WNW
50
W
65
W
55
WSW
60
WSW
55
WSW
50
W
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Snowflake cm
3
2
1
 mm
max °C
-20
-20
-21
-21
-22
-21
-18
-17
-19
-18
-18
-20
-18
-19
-19
-17
-17
-17
min °C
-20
-20
-22
-22
-22
-24
-20
-17
-20
-19
-18
-20
-20
-20
-20
-19
-17
-18
 chill °C
-41
-40
-44
-44
-44
-48
-39
-34
-37
-35
-34
-35
-36
-37
-37
-35
-32
-33
Freezing level m
3200
3450
2250
2550
3200
1350
2300
3450
2800
2750
3800
2700
2800
3650
2550
2750
3750
2850
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-20-20-22-22-22-23-19-17-20-19-18-20-19-20-20-18-17-18-16-15-18-18-18-20-16-13-16-15-14-17-15-15-17-15-13-15-9-9-13-11-11-16-10-7-11-9-6-11-9-7-12-8-6-9
Sunrise
7:37
7:37
7:35
7:35
7:33
7:31
Sunset
7:24
7:24
7:24
7:25
7:25
7:27

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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri afternoon, min -24°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Thu night, gales from the WNW by Fri night).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon morning, min -20°C on Sat night). Mainly gales.

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.
Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto Atacama Airport
233 km SW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
0.0 km
Desierto de Atacama Airport
234 km SW
197m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
0.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 113).
3
327 km SE
1474m alt.
43 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
8
Light winds from the NW
(8 kph at 315).
24
TucumanAero
349 km E
450m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 0).
30 km
Mid: clear
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Mid: scattered
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
9.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
353 km SE
577m alt.
15 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 270).
3
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.

* 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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