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

Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 1 am Sat 05 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat morning, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat night, extremely windy from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue morning, min -25°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WNW on Wed night, extremely windy from the NW by Thu night).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
6650
6550
6350
6300
6000
5200
5300
5200
5200
5400
5200
5300
5450
5200
km/h
90
WNW
85
WNW
80
WNW
100
WNW
110
WNW
115
WNW
120
WNW
130
WNW
125
WNW
125
WNW
115
WNW
110
WNW
110
WNW
100
WNW
75
WNW
95
NW
105
NW
130
NW
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Snowflake cm
1
7
3
6
3
2
2
2
23
 mm
max °C
-16
-17
-18
-16
-17
-18
-17
-17
-18
-17
-17
-18
-18
-18
-18
-18
-18
-19
min °C
-18
-17
-20
-19
-17
-18
-18
-17
-18
-18
-18
-19
-19
-18
-20
-19
-18
-25
 chill °C
-36
-34
-38
-38
-36
-37
-38
-37
-38
-38
-38
-39
-38
-38
-39
-38
-37
-48
Freezing level m
3800
3800
3200
3800
3800
3150
3700
3650
3500
3750
3700
3500
3700
3600
2750
3650
3600
2800
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-17-17-19-18-17-18-18-17-18-18-18-19-19-18-19-19-18-22-13-12-15-13-12-15-14-13-14-13-13-15-14-13-15-14-14-18-6-5-9-7-5-9-7-6-8-6-6-7-7-6-9-8-6-12
Sunrise
6:43
7:41
7:41
7:39
7:39
7:37
Sunset
6:22
7:22
7:23
7:23
7:23
7:24

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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat morning, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat night, extremely windy from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue morning, min -25°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WNW on Wed night, extremely windy from the NW by Thu 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
-
Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto DE Atacama
234 km SW
199m alt.
3 hours ago
11°C
No report.
18
Light winds from the NNW
(18 kph at 330).
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 338).
3
327 km SE
1474m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 315).
16
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
7.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 248).
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.
Salta Airport
362 km ENE
691m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: scattered
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
0.0 km
Low: few
365 km SE
454m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: 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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