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

Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 7 am Thu 18 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat morning, min -24°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SSE on Fri morning, strong winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun morning, min -21°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the W by Tue night).

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
km/h
75
WSW
80
WSW
50
SW
85
SSE
55
S
50
SW
65
WSW
65
WSW
75
W
95
W
110
W
100
W
90
WSW
85
W
75
WSW
75
WSW
60
WSW
45
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
3
2
max °C
-21
-20
-21
-18
-16
-15
-14
-14
-16
-17
-17
-20
-18
-18
-20
-19
-18
-20
min °C
-23
-21
-24
-21
-16
-16
-15
-15
-18
-18
-18
-20
-19
-19
-21
-20
-19
-20
-42
-40
-42
-41
-31
-30
-30
-30
-35
-36
-37
-40
-38
-37
-40
-38
-35
-36
2900
2900
2000
2850
3050
3150
3900
3450
3150
3600
3350
2300
3150
3000
2300
3000
2750
2600
Cloud base (m)
5250
5250
5250
8750
9350
7000
6900
8000
9050
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:22
Sunset
5:49
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50

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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat morning, min -24°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the SSE on Fri morning, strong winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun morning, min -21°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the W by Tue 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.
3 hours ago
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto DE Atacama
234 km SW
199m alt.
3 hours ago
11° C
No report.
Wind obs. (18 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
Dry
Wind obs. (10 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
Tucuma / eniente
352 km E
450m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 160 to 280 degs)
(6 kph at 210).
9.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
353 km SE
577m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
Dry
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 225).
21
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
14° C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: scattered
365 km SE
454m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
partially cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
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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