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

Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 1 am Mon 20 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Mon morning, min -23°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Mon morning, gales from the W by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat morning, min -19°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
5250
5250
5200
5200
5250
5400
6450
5600
5500
5350
5800
km/h
150
WNW
135
WNW
120
WNW
150
WNW
135
W
85
W
80
W
75
W
70
W
70
W
80
W
80
SW
70
WSW
80
WSW
70
WSW
50
WSW
50
W
55
W
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Snowflake cm
14
21
23
3
3
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
-18
-18
-19
-22
-22
-21
-19
-19
-19
-17
-16
-17
-14
-13
-14
-11
-11
-13
min °C
-18
-18
-22
-23
-22
-23
-20
-19
-19
-19
-17
-18
-16
-14
-14
-13
-12
-14
 chill °C
-40
-39
-44
-46
-46
-43
-38
-37
-36
-36
-34
-35
-32
-30
-29
-26
-24
-28
Freezing level m
3100
3300
3100
2800
2800
2250
3150
3250
3050
3450
3500
2750
3900
3650
3200
4200
3750
3250
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-18-18-21-23-22-22-20-19-19-18-17-18-15-14-14-12-12-14-15-14-17-19-18-19-16-15-15-14-13-14-12-10-11-9-8-11-9-8-10-12-11-13-10-8-9-8-6-9-6-4-6-4-3-6
Sunrise
7:20
7:18
7:18
7:18
7:18
7:16
Sunset
6:00
6:01
6:01
6:02
6:02
6:04

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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Mon morning, min -23°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Mon morning, gales from the W by Wed night).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat morning, min -19°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

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
8° C
No report.
Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto DE Atacama
234 km SW
199m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
No report.
18
Light winds from the NNW
(18 kph at 330).
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 135).
3
333 km ESE
973m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 45).
3
347 km ENE
1146m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
3 hours ago
13° C
partially cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 110).
8.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 113).
3
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.
3 hours ago
10° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 260 to 360 degs)
(6 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: scattered
High: few
365 km SSE
429m alt.
3 hours ago
13° C
partially cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: broken
High: 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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