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

Sierra Nevada Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile
Issued: 8 am Wed 28 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed morning, min -18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Wed night, near gales from the WNW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon afternoon, min -18°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (gales from the WNW on Sat afternoon, stormy winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
6250
5900
5250
5350
5550
5300
5350
6750
5550
8150
8250
8850
km/h
45
WNW
45
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
45
WNW
60
WNW
50
W
55
WNW
45
WNW
70
WNW
65
WNW
75
WNW
75
W
70
WNW
70
WNW
80
WNW
85
WNW
70
WNW
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Snowflake cm
—
1
3
—
5
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-15
-16
-16
-18
-16
-16
-16
-16
-17
-16
-15
-16
-14
-13
-14
-13
-12
-13
min °C
-16
-16
-18
-18
-17
-17
-17
-16
-17
-17
-16
-18
-15
-13
-15
-14
-13
-13
 chill °C
-29
-29
-31
-31
-30
-31
-32
-31
-30
-33
-32
-35
-31
-28
-31
-30
-28
-28
Freezing level m
3850
4100
3800
3650
4000
3600
3600
4150
3650
3650
4150
3600
3700
4350
4000
3950
4500
4150
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-16-16-17-18-17-17-17-16-17-17-16-17-15-13-15-14-13-13-12-11-13-13-12-13-13-11-13-12-11-13-10-9-11-10-8-9-4-4-5-6-5-7-5-3-6-5-3-6-4-2-4-3-1-3
Sunrise
6:47
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:45
—
—
6:43
—
—
6:43
—
—
Sunset
—
7:49
—
—
7:49
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:51
—
—
7:51
—
—
7:52
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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed morning, min -18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Wed night, near gales from the WNW by Thu night).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon afternoon, min -18°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (gales from the WNW on Sat afternoon, stormy winds from the WNW by Mon 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.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
32
Fresh winds from the SSE
(32 kph at 150).
Desierto Atacama Airport
233 km SW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
clear
No report.
6
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 240 to 310 degs)
(6 kph at 270).
0.0 km
Desierto DE Atacama
234 km SW
199m alt.
4 hours ago
11°C
No report.
18
Light winds from the NNW
(18 kph at 330).
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 135).
3
327 km SE
1474m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
5
333 km ESE
973m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 248).
0
347 km ENE
1146m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 293).
3
TucumanAero
349 km E
450m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
32 km
Mid: overcast
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
clear
Dry and cloudy.
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: broken
353 km SE
577m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
3

* 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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