Sierra Nevada weather
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Sierra Nevada Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile
Issued: 2 pm Sat 19 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri morning, min -12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Fri morning).

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
5600
5800
5400
9350
5600
5350
9650
km/h
75
W
75
W
75
W
55
W
55
W
30
SW
40
W
60
W
50
SW
55
SSW
65
SW
60
SW
65
WSW
60
WSW
55
WSW
55
W
55
W
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Snowflake cm
1
1
 mm
max °C
-14
-15
-14
-13
-12
-10
-10
-11
-9
-9
-10
-9
-9
-10
-8
-8
-10
min °C
-15
-15
-15
-14
-13
-11
-10
-12
-10
-9
-12
-11
-9
-10
-10
-9
-10
 chill °C
-31
-31
-31
-28
-26
-21
-21
-25
-22
-21
-26
-24
-22
-23
-22
-21
-22
Freezing level m
3750
3600
3700
3900
3200
3700
4400
3400
3750
4550
3800
4100
4750
3950
4200
4900
4200
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-15-15-15-14-13-11-10-12-10-9-11-10-9-10-9-9-10-11-12-11-10-10-7-7-9-7-6-8-7-5-7-5-5-7-5-6-5-4-6-3-1-5-20-4-11-212-2
Sunrise
7:26
7:24
7:22
7:22
7:20
Sunset
7:29
7:29
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:30

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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Sat night, fresh winds from the SW by Mon morning).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri morning, min -12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Fri morning).

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
Desierto de Atacama Airport
234 km SW
197m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the WSW
(31 kph at 250).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
1 hour ago
20°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 293).
18
327 km SE
1474m alt.
1 hour ago
22°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
24
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 030 to 120 degs)
(13 kph at 80).
9.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
353 km SE
577m alt.
1 hour ago
31°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 68).
29
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
30°C
clear
Haze
20
Moderate winds from the NNE
(20 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: clear
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 90).
0.0 km
365 km SE
454m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 20).
0.0 km
Low: few
372 km ENE
1219m alt.
54 minutes ago
28°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 203 degs) was rejected.

* 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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