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

Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 8 am Thu 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu morning, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu morning, extremely windy from the W by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon afternoon, min -17°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Tue night).

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
40
WNW
50
W
60
W
70
WNW
75
WNW
85
WNW
100
W
105
W
105
W
95
W
115
W
95
WSW
85
WSW
80
WSW
70
W
85
W
90
W
40
WSW
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-9
-9
-10
-10
-10
-12
-14
-13
-14
-16
-14
-14
-13
-12
-12
-13
-13
-13
min°C
-10
-9
-11
-11
-11
-14
-14
-14
-17
-17
-14
-15
-14
-12
-14
-14
-13
-14
chill°C 
-21
-20
-24
-25
-25
-30
-31
-31
-35
-35
-32
-32
-30
-27
-30
-30
-29
-29
Freezing level (m
4350
4850
4400
4300
4750
4250
3900
4350
3850
3650
4100
3700
3850
4550
4250
4150
4500
4200
Cloud base (m)
8550
6850
9100
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-10-9-11-11-11-13-14-14-16-17-14-15-14-12-13-14-13-14-6-5-7-7-6-9-10-9-12-12-10-11-9-7-9-10-8-903-102-3-3-2-5-5-3-5-30-2-2-1-3
Sunrise
7:28
7:26
7:26
7:24
7:22
7:22
Sunset
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: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Thu morning, min -17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu morning, extremely windy from the W by Sat afternoon).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon afternoon, min -17°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the SW 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.

Live conditions reported by 5 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 de Atacama Airport
234 km SW
197m alt.
3 hours ago
Fog patches -.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
0.0 km
Low: no cloud
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
1 hour ago
23° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 23).
10
333 km ESE
973m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 90).
10
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Mid: broken
High: few
353 km SE
577m alt.
1 hour ago
27° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 203).
6
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.
52 minutes ago
28° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 23).
6
Salta Airport
362 km ENE
691m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 360 to 110 degs)
(9 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
0.0 km

* 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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