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

Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 1 am Tue 21 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu afternoon, min -23°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Tue morning, gales from the W by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat morning, min -15°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the W by Sat night).

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
5200
5250
6350
6550
5350
5250
5300
5300
5800
km/h
160
W
130
W
90
W
85
W
75
W
70
W
85
W
90
WSW
80
WSW
70
WSW
75
WSW
65
W
60
W
60
W
60
W
60
W
65
W
65
W
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Snowflake cm
4
4
1
3
 mm
max °C
-21
-21
-21
-18
-19
-19
-16
-15
-17
-13
-13
-14
-12
-12
-14
-12
-12
-13
min °C
-21
-22
-23
-20
-19
-19
-17
-16
-17
-15
-13
-15
-14
-13
-14
-14
-13
-14
 chill °C
-44
-44
-44
-38
-37
-36
-34
-33
-34
-30
-28
-30
-28
-27
-28
-28
-27
-29
Freezing level m
2850
2850
2550
3200
3250
3000
3500
3650
2900
4000
3800
3200
4050
3650
3300
4050
3700
3150
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-21-22-22-19-19-19-17-16-17-14-13-15-13-13-14-13-13-14-17-18-19-15-15-15-13-12-14-11-10-12-10-9-11-10-9-11-11-11-13-10-8-9-7-6-9-5-3-7-5-4-6-5-3-6
Sunrise
7:18
7:18
7:18
7:18
7:16
7:16
Sunset
6:01
6:01
6:02
6:02
6:04
6:04

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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu afternoon, min -23°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Tue morning, gales from the W by Wed night).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat morning, min -15°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the W by Sat 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
Copiapó Universidad de Atacama
200 km SW
478m alt.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto Atacama Airport
233 km SW
204m alt.
3 hours ago
11° C
clear
No report.
18
Light winds from the NNW
(18 kph at 330).
0.0 km
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 315).
6
333 km ESE
973m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 45).
3
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 130).
6.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
3
Universidad Católica Norte- Antofagasta
360 km NW
238m alt.
3 hours ago
13° C
No report.
Wind obs. (58 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
362 km ESE
368m alt.
55 minutes ago
10° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 135).
0
Salta Airport
362 km ENE
691m alt.
3 hours ago
9° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
High: few
365 km SSE
429m alt.
3 hours ago
12° C
partially cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: broken
High: broken

* 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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