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

Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 1 pm Tue 04 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue afternoon, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri afternoon, min -17°C on Fri night). Mainly extremely windy.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
7150
7000
6750
6650
km/h
55
WSW
60
WSW
75
WSW
80
WSW
100
W
105
WSW
100
WSW
90
W
90
W
105
W
100
W
95
W
105
W
105
WNW
100
WNW
105
WNW
95
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-13
-15
-14
-13
-14
-14
-13
-14
-14
-14
-16
-15
-15
-16
-16
-15
-15
min °C
-14
-16
-15
-13
-16
-16
-13
-16
-16
-15
-17
-17
-15
-17
-16
-15
-16
 chill °C
-28
-32
-30
-28
-34
-34
-30
-33
-33
-33
-35
-35
-32
-36
-34
-33
-33
Freezing level m
4400
3850
4200
4300
3700
4000
4200
3750
4150
4050
3450
3950
3900
3650
3900
4050
3900
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-14-16-15-13-15-15-13-15-15-15-17-16-15-17-16-15-16-9-11-10-8-11-11-9-11-11-10-13-12-11-13-12-10-12-1-4-4-1-5-5-2-4-4-3-6-6-4-6-5-3-5
Sunrise
7:11
7:09
7:09
7:09
7:07
Sunset
6:07
6:08
6:08
6:09
6:09
6:10

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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue afternoon, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Wed night).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri afternoon, min -17°C on Fri night). Mainly extremely windy.

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
-
Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto Atacama Airport
233 km SW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (18 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
25 minutes ago
15° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 113).
6
327 km SE
1474m alt.
59 minutes ago
18° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
333 km ESE
973m alt.
22 minutes ago
17° C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 23).
18
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
partially cloudy
Drizzle
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 130).
1.5 km
Low: overcast
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
1 hour ago
24° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 113 degs) was rejected.
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
24° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: broken
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 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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