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

Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 1 pm Tue 01 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed morning, min -16°C on Thu night). Mainly stormy winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri afternoon, min -19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the W by Mon morning).

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
7400
7350
6800
km/h
70
WSW
85
W
85
W
90
W
90
W
90
W
85
W
80
WNW
75
WNW
80
W
85
WNW
85
WNW
90
WNW
85
WNW
105
W
105
WNW
105
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-10
-11
-9
-10
-11
-10
-11
-14
-14
-14
-16
-17
-16
-18
-15
-16
-18
min °C
-11
-12
-11
-11
-12
-11
-12
-16
-16
-15
-18
-18
-16
-19
-17
-17
-18
 chill °C
-25
-26
-26
-26
-27
-26
-27
-33
-32
-31
-36
-35
-33
-38
-35
-36
-36
Freezing level m
4150
3450
4350
4200
3750
4350
4150
3500
4050
4050
3250
3850
3800
3050
3800
3750
3050
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-11-12-10-11-12-11-12-15-15-15-17-18-16-19-16-17-18-7-9-7-7-9-8-8-12-11-10-13-13-12-15-12-12-14-1-5-3-1-4-2-2-6-5-3-7-7-5-9-7-5-9
Sunrise
6:46
6:45
6:43
6:43
7:41
Sunset
6:21
6:22
6:22
6:22
6:22
7:22

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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed morning, min -16°C on Thu night). Mainly stormy winds.

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri afternoon, min -19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the W by Mon 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.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto Atacama Airport
233 km SW
204m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
No report.
39
Strong winds from the WSW
(39 kph at 240).
0.0 km
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 270).
21
327 km SE
1474m alt.
3 hours ago
20°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
16
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
3 hours ago
26°C
Dry
Wind obs. (14 kph from 68 degs) was rejected.
Universidad Católica Norte- Antofagasta
360 km NW
238m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
No report.
Wind obs. (58 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
Salta Airport
362 km ENE
691m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 010 to 120 degs)
(17 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 90).
0.0 km
Low: few
365 km SE
454m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the NE
(28 kph at 50).
0.0 km

* 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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