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

Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 1 am Fri 04 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri afternoon, min -19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the W on Fri morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Mon afternoon, min -20°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Mon afternoon, severe gales from the W by Wed night).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
6850
6550
6500
5600
5550
5200
5200
5200
5250
5400
5200
km/h
85
W
90
W
100
W
85
WNW
90
WNW
90
WNW
100
WNW
115
WNW
120
WNW
125
WNW
125
WNW
125
WNW
105
WNW
115
WNW
100
WNW
105
WNW
80
W
80
WNW
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Snowflake cm
5
18
11
7
3
1
1
 mm
max °C
-15
-14
-16
-16
-16
-18
-17
-16
-18
-17
-16
-18
-17
-17
-18
-18
-17
-17
min °C
-16
-15
-17
-18
-16
-19
-19
-17
-18
-18
-17
-18
-18
-18
-18
-18
-18
-20
 chill °C
-33
-32
-35
-36
-33
-37
-38
-36
-37
-38
-37
-38
-37
-38
-37
-37
-37
-39
Freezing level m
3950
3950
3300
3800
3850
3200
3800
3800
3250
3800
3750
3500
3750
3650
3500
3650
3550
2600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-16-15-17-17-16-19-18-17-18-18-17-18-18-18-18-18-18-19-12-11-13-13-12-15-14-12-14-13-12-14-13-13-13-14-13-15-6-3-7-6-5-9-7-5-8-7-5-7-6-6-7-7-6-10
Sunrise
6:43
6:43
7:41
7:41
7:39
7:39
Sunset
6:22
6:22
7:22
7:23
7:23
7:23

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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 Fri afternoon, min -19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the W on Fri morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun night).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Mon afternoon, min -20°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Mon afternoon, severe gales from the W by Wed 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
Desierto de Atacama Airport
234 km SW
197m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Low: no cloud
Mid: clear
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 338).
3
327 km SE
1474m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
5
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
partially cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: broken
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
39 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
8
Light winds from the NE
(8 kph at 45).
14
Salta Airport
362 km ENE
691m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Mist -.
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 10).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
0.0 km
Low: few
365 km SE
454m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the NE
(22 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
372 km ENE
1219m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 158).
6
386 km NW
710m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: overcast

* 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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