– Lat/Long: 26.48° S 68.59° W
Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, ChileIssued: 8 am Sun 06 Sep Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 8 am Sun 06 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 8 am Sun 06 Sep Local Time
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3 Sierra Nevada Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun morning, min -20°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sun morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Mon afternoon). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed morning, min -22°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Thu night, severe gales from the W by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | mod. snow | heavy snow | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | clear | cloudy | |
Cloud base (m) | 6300 | 6500 | 6050 | 5250 | 5200 | 5200 | 5200 | 5200 | 5200 | 5200 | 5400 | 5250 | 5250 | 7250 | ||||
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -16 | -16 | -18 | -17 | -17 | -17 | -17 | -18 | -19 | -19 | -19 | -20 | -20 | -21 | -19 | -19 | -19 | -19 |
min °C | -18 | -17 | -18 | -18 | -18 | -19 | -18 | -18 | -20 | -20 | -19 | -22 | -21 | -21 | -22 | -21 | -19 | -20 |
chill °C | -36 | -36 | -37 | -37 | -38 | -39 | -37 | -38 | -40 | -40 | -38 | -42 | -42 | -42 | -45 | -43 | -38 | -38 |
Freezing level m | 3300 | 3900 | 3100 | 3050 | 3800 | 3500 | 3450 | 3750 | 3500 | 3300 | 3600 | 2900 | 2450 | 3450 | 2100 | 2100 | 3400 | 3000 |
 | 8:41 | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:35 | — | — |
 | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:24 | — |
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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun morning, min -20°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Sun morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Mon afternoon).
Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -19°C on Wed morning, min -22°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Thu night, severe gales from the W by Fri 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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