Sierra Nevada weather
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Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 2 am Thu 18 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri afternoon, min -9°C on Thu morning). Mainly gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue afternoon, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon).

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
35
NW
50
NW
55
WNW
50
WNW
60
WNW
55
WNW
50
NW
55
NW
50
NW
60
NW
70
NW
55
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
30
N
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-8
-7
-7
-7
-6
-7
-7
-7
-8
-8
-8
-9
-8
-7
-8
-7
-6
-7
min°C
-9
-7
-9
-8
-7
-9
-8
-7
-9
-8
-8
-10
-9
-7
-10
-8
-6
-9
chill°C 
-19
-18
-21
-19
-18
-21
-19
-18
-21
-20
-21
-21
-18
-16
-18
-15
-11
-17
Freezing level (m
4850
5300
4900
4900
5300
4750
4750
5200
4750
4800
5100
4650
4750
5250
4850
4850
5400
5000
Cloud base (m)
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-9-7-8-8-7-8-8-7-9-8-8-10-9-7-9-8-6-8-4-2-4-3-2-5-4-3-5-4-4-6-4-2-5-3-1-4473462351341462483
Sunrise
6:35
6:37
6:37
6:37
6:37
6:39
Sunset
8:24
8:24
8:25
8:25
8:27
8:27

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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 -6°C on Fri afternoon, min -9°C on Thu morning). Mainly gales.

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue afternoon, min -10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Tue 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 5 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 Airport
234 km SW
197m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Low: no cloud
Mid: clear
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
54 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 315).
6
333 km ESE
973m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 45).
0
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 350).
0.0 km
Low: few
353 km SE
577m alt.
25 minutes ago
21° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
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
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
0.0 km
365 km SE
454m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 320).
0.0 km
Low: few
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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