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

Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 1 pm Mon 17 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu morning, min -25°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the N by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri afternoon, min -16°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
5250
5900
5700
5200
5500
8350
km/h
160
NW
95
NNW
105
NNW
105
NNW
15
N
35
SSE
30
SSE
50
SSW
50
SSW
50
SW
45
SW
50
SW
45
SW
50
W
50
W
60
W
55
WNW
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
-20
-21
-20
-21
-23
-24
-20
-18
-15
-14
-15
-14
-13
-14
-14
-14
-16
min °C
-20
-23
-22
-21
-25
-25
-21
-20
-16
-15
-16
-16
-14
-15
-15
-15
-16
 chill °C
-42
-46
-43
-42
-35
-38
-34
-35
-32
-28
-29
-30
-27
-29
-29
-30
-30
Freezing level m
3250
3050
3150
3250
2550
2800
2850
2650
3850
3700
3400
4100
3850
3350
4100
3850
3200
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-20-22-21-21-24-25-21-19-16-15-16-15-14-15-15-15-16-16-18-17-17-20-21-17-16-12-11-12-11-10-12-10-10-13-9-12-11-9-14-13-10-10-6-4-7-5-3-6-5-3-7
Sunrise
7:01
7:00
6:58
6:58
6:56
Sunset
6:15
6:15
6:15
6:15
6:15
6:16

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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 -15°C on Thu morning, min -25°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the N by Tue night).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri afternoon, min -16°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales.

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.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto Atacama Airport
233 km SW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
partially cloudy
No report.
18
Light winds from the NNW
(18 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
42 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 158).
6
327 km SE
1474m alt.
37 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 135).
6
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
partially cloudy
Drizzle
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 240).
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Universidad Católica Norte- Antofagasta
360 km NW
238m alt.
3 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
12° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: broken
High: broken
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
365 km SE
454m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
partially cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the S
(24 kph at 180).
8.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
High: broken
Toconao
370 km N
2446m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 110).

* 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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