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

Sierra Nevada Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile
Issued: 8 am Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Sat night, near gales from the WNW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the W by Thu night).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
6850
6700
6350
5500
5200
5250
5250
5400
5250
5250
9350
8950
km/h
70
WNW
70
WNW
70
NW
80
NW
85
NW
70
NW
70
NW
80
NW
75
NW
50
WNW
45
NW
45
NW
50
WSW
45
S
25
S
15
SSE
15
SW
35
W
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
9
11
2
6
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-9
-8
-10
-9
-8
-10
-10
-11
-13
-17
-16
-17
-17
-16
-17
-14
-13
-13
min °C
-10
-9
-10
-10
-9
-11
-11
-12
-17
-17
-17
-20
-20
-17
-18
-15
-14
-15
 chill °C
-23
-22
-23
-24
-22
-25
-25
-27
-32
-31
-31
-34
-35
-31
-30
-24
-22
-29
Freezing level m
4450
5000
4600
4550
5050
4550
4500
4300
3900
3650
3800
3100
2900
3750
3100
3550
4250
3500
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-10-9-10-10-9-11-11-12-15-17-17-19-19-17-18-15-14-14-5-4-6-5-4-7-7-8-11-13-12-15-15-12-14-11-9-112412411-2-5-6-5-9-8-5-8-4-3-6
Sunrise
7:18
—
—
7:18
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:13
—
—
Sunset
—
7:31
—
—
7:31
—
—
7:32
—
—
7:32
—
—
7:34
—
—
7:34
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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Sat night, near gales from the WNW by Mon night).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, near gales from the W by Thu 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.

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
11°C
clear
No report.
18
Light winds from the NNW
(18 kph at 330).
0.0 km
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
40 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 158).
10
327 km SE
1474m alt.
39 minutes ago
21°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
0
347 km ENE
1146m alt.
32 minutes ago
23°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 315).
3
TucumanAero
349 km E
450m alt.
3 hours ago
16°C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 320).
29 km
Mid: clear
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 340).
9.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
353 km SE
577m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 113).
6
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
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Mid: scattered

* 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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