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

Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 1 am Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu morning, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (extremely windy from the W on Thu morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue morning, min -19°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun morning, severe gales from the WSW by Tue morning).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
6250
9050
5750
5700
5400
7300
6800
5500
5600
km/h
125
WNW
135
WNW
145
WNW
160
WNW
160
WNW
140
WNW
140
W
135
WNW
140
WNW
145
WNW
135
WNW
125
W
110
W
105
W
85
WSW
80
WSW
85
W
90
W
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-14
-14
-15
-14
-14
-16
-15
-15
-17
-18
-18
-16
-14
-13
-12
-10
-10
-12
min °C
-16
-14
-16
-15
-15
-17
-16
-16
-17
-19
-18
-17
-16
-13
-13
-12
-11
-13
 chill °C
-35
-33
-36
-35
-35
-37
-36
-36
-37
-41
-39
-37
-35
-30
-29
-27
-26
-28
Freezing level m
4050
4000
3500
3800
3700
3100
3800
3700
3400
3350
3250
2600
3400
3700
3050
4200
4100
3250
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-15-14-16-15-15-17-16-16-17-19-18-17-15-13-13-11-11-13-11-10-12-11-11-13-12-12-14-15-14-14-13-10-10-8-8-10-5-3-6-5-5-8-7-5-8-8-8-10-8-4-6-4-2-5
Sunrise
6:52
6:50
6:50
6:48
6:48
6:47
Sunset
6:19
6:19
6:20
6:20
6:21
6:21

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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu morning, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (extremely windy from the W on Thu morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue morning, min -19°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun morning, severe gales from the WSW by Tue 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
Copiapó Universidad de Atacama
200 km SW
478m alt.
2 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
partially cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 130 to 230 degs)
(6 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: broken
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
53 minutes ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 23 degs) was rejected.
327 km SE
1474m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 315).
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
3 hours ago
17°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 320).
9.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
58 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 113).
10
Universidad Católica Norte- Antofagasta
360 km NW
238m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
No report.
Wind obs. (58 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
Salta Airport
362 km ENE
691m alt.
3 hours ago
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
365 km SSE
429m alt.
3 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 250).
0.0 km
Low: scattered
365 km SE
454m alt.
3 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: 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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