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

Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 7 am Sun 12 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun morning, min -15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun night, gales from the WNW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed morning, min -18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (gales from the WNW on Wed morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
AM
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
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
km/h
40
SSW
35
SW
35
W
35
W
40
W
45
WNW
50
NW
60
NW
60
NW
70
WNW
90
WNW
100
WNW
140
WNW
165
WNW
180
WNW
200
WNW
200
WNW
195
WNW
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Snowflake cm
3
2
11
 mm
max °C
-9
-9
-10
-10
-10
-11
-11
-11
-13
-15
-15
-16
-17
-17
-18
-16
-16
-17
min °C
-11
-9
-10
-11
-10
-11
-12
-12
-15
-15
-15
-18
-18
-17
-18
-17
-17
-17
 chill °C
-23
-19
-20
-22
-20
-22
-24
-25
-30
-30
-32
-37
-38
-38
-40
-40
-40
-39
Freezing level m
4850
4900
4750
4850
4850
4550
4650
4550
4100
4150
4050
3700
3850
3650
3250
3300
3300
3250
Cloud base (m)
9750
9650
6550
6750
6250
5750
5250
5250
5800
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-10-9-10-11-10-11-12-12-14-15-15-17-18-17-18-17-17-17-6-4-6-6-5-7-7-7-10-11-11-13-14-13-14-14-13-1414223111-3-4-3-6-6-5-8-8-7-8
Sunrise
7:22
7:22
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:20
Sunset
5:57
5:58
5:58
5:59
5:59
6:00

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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun morning, min -15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun night, gales from the WNW by Tue night).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed morning, min -18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (gales from the WNW on Wed morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Fri 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.
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
clear
No report.
18
Light winds from the NNW
(18 kph at 330).
5.0 km
Low: overcast
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
3
333 km ESE
973m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 90).
18
347 km ENE
1146m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 113).
13
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
partially cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 070 to 130 degs)
(11 kph at 100).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
59 minutes ago
12° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 203 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
13° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
0.0 km
Low: few

* 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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