Sierra Nevada weather
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Sierra Nevada Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile
Issued: 8 pm Sat 12 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue morning, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun night, gales from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed morning, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
6300
6700
6400
9500
km/h
45
WNW
45
W
60
W
40
SW
60
W
65
W
60
WSW
40
W
50
WNW
60
WNW
60
W
65
WNW
70
WNW
80
WNW
90
WNW
65
NW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-18
-19
-18
-18
-17
-16
-16
-14
-14
-15
-13
-13
-15
-16
-15
-17
min °C
-20
-19
-19
-19
-18
-16
-16
-15
-15
-16
-15
-14
-17
-16
-16
-18
 chill °C
-35
-34
-35
-35
-34
-32
-32
-28
-29
-31
-30
-28
-34
-33
-32
-34
Freezing level m
3000
3150
3700
2950
3050
3800
3150
3450
4200
3400
3550
4300
3300
3300
4100
3350
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-19-19-19-19-18-16-16-15-15-16-14-14-16-16-16-18-15-15-14-15-13-12-13-11-10-12-10-10-12-12-11-14-8-8-7-9-8-6-7-5-3-7-5-3-7-6-4-7
Sunrise
7:33
7:31
7:31
7:30
7:28
Sunset
7:25
7:27
7:27
7:28
7:28

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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue morning, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun night, gales from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed morning, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

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.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto de Atacama Airport
234 km SW
197m alt.
3 hours ago
14°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 240).
0.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
ASCATB289E27S
270 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 198).
- km
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 135).
0
ASCATB289E26S
309 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the SSW
(25 kph at 192).
- km
ASCATB289E28S
310 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
31
Fresh winds from the SSW
(31 kph at 207).
- km
327 km SE
1474m alt.
47 minutes ago
-1°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
6
ASCATB289E25S
340 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 192).
- km
ASCATB288E27S
348 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
30
Fresh winds from the SSW
(30 kph at 200).
- km
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
Light rain .
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 180).
3.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast

* 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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