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

Sierra Nevada Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile
Issued: 2 am Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue afternoon, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri morning, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Fri morning, gales from the WNW by Sat night).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
6950
7350
6250
7300
5950
5400
5200
5400
5250
6250
5300
5900
6400
5450
km/h
70
WNW
85
WNW
85
WNW
55
W
55
W
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
NW
35
WNW
35
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
35
WNW
45
WNW
70
WNW
70
WNW
65
WNW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
1
3
—
—
1
1
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-14
-14
-16
-14
-13
-14
-14
-15
-15
-17
-16
-17
-15
-16
-16
-16
-16
-17
min °C
-15
-15
-18
-15
-13
-16
-15
-15
-18
-17
-16
-18
-16
-16
-16
-17
-16
-18
 chill °C
-31
-31
-35
-29
-26
-29
-27
-28
-31
-29
-28
-32
-27
-28
-27
-33
-32
-35
Freezing level m
4050
4350
3800
3850
4400
3900
3900
4100
3800
3650
4000
3600
3600
4100
3700
3650
4150
3600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-15-15-17-15-13-15-15-15-17-17-16-18-16-16-16-17-16-18-10-10-12-10-9-11-11-11-12-13-12-13-12-11-13-12-11-13-3-2-5-3-2-5-3-4-6-6-4-7-5-4-6-5-3-7
Sunrise
6:48
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—
6:48
—
—
6:47
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:46
—
—
6:45
—
—
Sunset
—
7:46
—
—
7:47
—
—
7:49
—
—
7:49
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:51
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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue afternoon, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri morning, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Fri morning, 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.

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
234 km SW
199m alt.
5 hours ago
11°C
No report.
Wind obs. (18 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 338).
6
327 km SE
1474m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 0).
23
333 km ESE
973m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 23 degs) was rejected.
347 km ENE
1146m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 293).
6
TucumanAero
349 km E
450m alt.
3 hours ago
14°C
-
7
Light winds from the ENE
(7 kph at 60).
32 km
Mid: scattered
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
3 hours ago
12°C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the ENE
(7 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 23).
29
Universidad Católica Norte- Antofagasta
360 km NW
238m alt.
5 hours ago
13°C
No report.
Wind obs. (58 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.

* 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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