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

Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 1 pm Sat 05 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun morning, min -19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue afternoon, min -25°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (gales from the WNW on Wed night, extremely windy from the NW by Thu night).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
6650
6400
6350
5950
5200
5200
5200
5200
5450
5200
5200
5400
5200
km/h
80
WNW
85
WNW
105
WNW
110
WNW
110
WNW
120
WNW
125
WNW
125
WNW
115
WNW
120
WNW
110
WNW
110
WNW
100
WNW
80
WNW
100
NW
95
NW
130
WNW
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Snowflake cm
2
9
6
10
2
1
2
4
11
 mm
max °C
-17
-18
-16
-16
-18
-17
-17
-18
-18
-17
-18
-19
-18
-18
-19
-19
-21
min °C
-17
-19
-18
-16
-18
-18
-17
-19
-18
-18
-19
-19
-19
-20
-20
-20
-25
 chill °C
-34
-37
-36
-34
-37
-37
-37
-39
-38
-38
-39
-39
-39
-38
-39
-39
-49
Freezing level m
3800
3350
3800
3750
3150
3750
3700
3500
3700
3650
3400
3600
3550
2550
3650
3500
2400
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-17-19-17-16-18-18-17-19-18-18-19-19-19-19-20-20-23-12-15-13-12-15-13-13-14-14-13-15-15-14-16-15-15-19-5-8-6-5-9-7-6-8-7-6-8-8-7-10-8-7-12
Sunrise
7:41
7:41
7:39
7:39
7:37
Sunset
6:22
7:22
7:23
7:23
7:23
7:24

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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun morning, min -19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue afternoon, min -25°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (gales from the WNW on Wed night, extremely windy from the NW 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.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto Atacama Airport
233 km SW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
No report.
17
Light winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 300 to 360 degs)
(17 kph at 330).
0.0 km
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
10
327 km SE
1474m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
3
TucumanAero
349 km E
450m alt.
3 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 140).
29 km
Mid: overcast
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
partially cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 135).
14
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.
2 hours ago
16°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
35 km
Low: overcast
Mid: overcast
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: broken

* 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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