Sierra Nevada weather
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Sierra Nevada Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile
Issued: 8 pm Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun afternoon, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri night, severe gales from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed morning, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (gales from the WNW on Sun night, extremely windy from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5250
6550
6650
5550
8450
8900
9000
8300
8450
7100
km/h
65
WNW
55
W
55
WNW
50
WNW
70
WNW
80
WNW
75
WNW
70
WNW
75
WNW
70
WNW
85
WNW
105
WNW
95
WNW
105
WNW
110
WNW
100
WNW
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Snowflake cm
3
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 mm
—
—
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-16
-16
-16
-17
-17
-15
-16
-15
-13
-14
-13
-12
-13
-11
-10
-10
min °C
-17
-17
-16
-18
-17
-16
-17
-16
-14
-14
-14
-12
-13
-12
-10
-11
 chill °C
-32
-32
-30
-33
-33
-32
-34
-32
-30
-29
-30
-28
-29
-28
-26
-27
Freezing level m
3700
3550
4100
3600
3650
4150
3650
3750
4350
3950
4000
4500
4100
4150
4700
4450
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-17-17-16-18-17-16-17-16-14-14-14-12-13-12-10-11-13-13-11-13-13-11-13-11-9-11-10-8-9-7-6-7-6-6-4-6-5-3-6-4-1-4-2-1-3-12-1
Sunrise
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6:46
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6:45
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6:43
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6:43
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6:43
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Sunset
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7:50
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7:51
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7:51
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7:52
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7:52
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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 -13°C on Sun afternoon, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri night, severe gales from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed morning, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (gales from the WNW on Sun night, extremely windy from the WNW 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Copiapó Universidad de Atacama
200 km SW
478m alt.
2 hours 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
11°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (18 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
Low: no cloud
Desierto Atacama Airport
233 km SW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 190).
Low: no cloud
Desierto DE Atacama
234 km SW
199m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
No report.
18
Light winds from the NNW
(18 kph at 330).
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
50 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 45).
10
327 km SE
1474m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 315).
11
333 km ESE
973m alt.
57 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 248).
3
347 km ENE
1146m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 315).
3
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 0).
9.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: broken
High: scattered
353 km SE
577m alt.
51 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 23).
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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