Sierra Nevada weather
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Sierra Nevada Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile
Issued: 2 am Fri 06 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Fri morning, strong winds from the W by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
6850
6100
5300
5450
5550
km/h
90
W
80
W
70
W
75
W
70
W
60
W
60
W
55
W
45
W
45
W
55
WNW
60
WNW
60
W
50
W
30
W
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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3
3
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-9
-9
-10
-9
-7
-8
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-8
-8
-7
-8
-7
-6
-7
min °C
-11
-10
-11
-9
-8
-9
-8
-7
-8
-8
-7
-10
-9
-7
-9
-8
-6
-8
 chill °C
-26
-23
-25
-22
-20
-22
-20
-18
-19
-19
-18
-23
-21
-18
-19
-17
-13
-16
Freezing level m
4500
4800
4400
4650
5050
4750
4850
5250
5000
5000
5300
4800
4700
5200
4900
4900
5300
5100
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-10-10-11-9-8-9-8-7-8-8-7-9-9-7-9-8-6-8-6-6-7-5-3-5-4-2-4-3-2-5-4-3-5-3-1-311-1241363562352464
Sunrise
6:41
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:39
—
—
6:37
—
—
6:37
—
—
Sunset
—
7:54
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—
7:54
—
—
7:55
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—
7:57
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—
7:58
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7:58
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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 Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat afternoon, min -11°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Fri morning, strong winds from the W by Sun night).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Wed 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
-
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).
0.0 km
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 158).
6
327 km SE
1474m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 315).
14
347 km ENE
1146m alt.
1 hour ago
21°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 293).
11
TucumanAero
349 km E
450m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: clear
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
8.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Mid: broken
High: broken
353 km SE
577m alt.
1 hour ago
24°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 45).
6
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.
1 hour ago
12°C
clear
Visibility reduced by smoke.
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: clear

* 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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