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Sierra Nevada Weather Forecast
Central Argentina-Chile · ChileIssued: 2 pm Fri 18 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 2 pm Fri 18 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 Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon morning, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the W by Sat night). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon afternoon, gales from the WSW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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mod. snow | snow shwrs | clear | some clouds | snow shwrs | some clouds | snow shwrs | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | |
Cloud base (m) | 5400 | 5200 | 5250 | 5200 | 5450 | 5750 | 5450 | 5850 | 5550 | 9750 | |||||||
km/h | |||||||||||||||||
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 cm | 9 | 13 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -16 | -17 | -17 | -15 | -15 | -14 | -13 | -12 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -9 | -8 | -9 | -9 | -8 | -10 |
min °C | -16 | -20 | -18 | -16 | -16 | -15 | -14 | -13 | -11 | -10 | -12 | -10 | -9 | -11 | -10 | -9 | -10 |
chill °C | -31 | -37 | -34 | -32 | -32 | -31 | -27 | -25 | -21 | -20 | -24 | -22 | -22 | -24 | -23 | -22 | -23 |
Freezing level m | 3900 | 3150 | 3050 | 3700 | 3600 | 3600 | 3900 | 3250 | 3700 | 4400 | 3350 | 3850 | 4600 | 3850 | 4200 | 4800 | 4100 |
 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
 | 7:28 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:30 | — |
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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon morning, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the W by Sat night).
Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):
Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon afternoon, gales from the WSW 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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
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Desierto Atacama Airport |  | ||||
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport |  | ||||
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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