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

Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 7 pm Sun 30 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed morning, min -20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun night, gales from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed night, min -18°C on Fri night). Mainly stormy winds.

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
5200
7400
km/h
130
W
90
WSW
85
WSW
95
WSW
75
WSW
65
WSW
80
WSW
85
W
90
W
85
W
85
W
80
W
80
W
80
W
90
WNW
90
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-18
-17
-15
-12
-10
-10
-11
-9
-9
-11
-11
-12
-14
-14
-14
-16
min °C
-20
-20
-15
-14
-11
-11
-12
-11
-10
-12
-12
-13
-15
-15
-15
-18
 chill °C
-42
-40
-31
-30
-26
-24
-26
-26
-24
-27
-27
-28
-31
-31
-32
-36
Freezing level m
2400
3100
3150
2800
4250
3950
3400
4300
4150
3600
4300
4100
3500
4050
3950
3050
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-19-19-15-13-11-11-12-10-10-12-12-13-15-15-15-17-16-15-12-11-8-7-9-7-7-9-8-8-12-11-10-14-11-10-7-8-3-2-5-3-1-4-3-2-6-5-3-8
Sunrise
6:48
6:47
6:46
6:45
6:43
Sunset
6:21
6:21
6:22
6:22
6:22

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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 Wed morning, min -20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sun night, gales from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed night, min -18°C on Fri night). Mainly stormy winds.

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
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (18 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
48 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
6
327 km SE
1474m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Mid: broken
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
57 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 45).
18
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
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
365 km SE
454m alt.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the NE
(30 kph at 50).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: 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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