– Lat/Long: 26.48° S 68.59° W
Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, ChileIssued: 8 am Mon 07 Sep Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 8 am Mon 07 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 8 am Mon 07 Sep Local Time
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3 Sierra Nevada Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon morning, min -21°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Mon afternoon, stormy winds from the WNW by Wed night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat morning, min -24°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Thu night, gales from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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clear | clear | snow shwrs | heavy snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | mod. snow | snow shwrs | clear | clear | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | clear | |
Cloud base (m) | 6200 | 5200 | 5200 | 5200 | 5200 | 5200 | 5200 | 5200 | 5200 | 5200 | 8150 | 6850 | 6800 | 6850 | 8800 | |||
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 cm | — | — | 4 | 17 | 13 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -17 | -17 | -19 | -17 | -18 | -18 | -19 | -18 | -19 | -20 | -21 | -22 | -20 | -18 | -18 | -17 | -17 | -20 |
min °C | -18 | -18 | -19 | -18 | -18 | -20 | -19 | -19 | -21 | -21 | -22 | -24 | -22 | -19 | -19 | -18 | -18 | -21 |
chill °C | -38 | -38 | -39 | -38 | -38 | -40 | -39 | -38 | -40 | -42 | -44 | -47 | -42 | -38 | -37 | -35 | -35 | -38 |
Freezing level m | 3000 | 3750 | 3350 | 3600 | 3750 | 3500 | 3300 | 3600 | 2750 | 2600 | 3350 | 2500 | 1750 | 3250 | 2900 | 3050 | 3800 | 2600 |
 | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — |
 | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:25 | — |
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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon morning, min -21°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Mon afternoon, stormy winds from the WNW by Wed night).
Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat morning, min -24°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Thu night, gales from the WNW by Sat night).
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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
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Copiapó Universidad de Atacama | |||||
Desierto de Atacama Airport | |||||
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport |  | ||||
Universidad Católica Norte- Antofagasta | |||||
Salta Airport |  | ||||
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* 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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