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

Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 8 am Tue 08 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Tue morning, min -23°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Wed night, extremely windy from the WSW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat morning, min -21°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
5250
5200
5200
5200
5250
5200
5200
5200
5250
7050
6800
7050
6050
km/h
110
WNW
120
WNW
110
WNW
115
WNW
115
WNW
95
WNW
110
WNW
130
WNW
160
WSW
90
W
90
W
75
WNW
65
WNW
60
WNW
45
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
60
WSW
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Snowflake cm
14
10
23
4
2
2
 mm
max °C
-18
-18
-18
-19
-20
-21
-20
-21
-21
-18
-18
-19
-17
-17
-19
-19
-19
-19
min °C
-19
-18
-20
-20
-20
-22
-21
-21
-23
-20
-18
-19
-19
-18
-21
-20
-19
-20
 chill °C
-39
-38
-41
-40
-40
-43
-42
-43
-47
-39
-36
-36
-35
-33
-36
-36
-34
-36
Freezing level m
3450
3700
3500
3200
3450
2300
2450
3300
1400
2400
3500
2600
2850
3750
2700
2700
3650
2600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-19-18-19-20-20-22-21-21-22-19-18-19-18-18-20-20-19-20-14-13-15-15-15-18-17-17-20-16-13-16-14-14-17-16-14-16-7-6-8-9-8-13-11-10-16-10-7-11-8-6-11-9-7-10
Sunrise
7:39
7:37
7:37
7:35
7:35
7:33
Sunset
7:23
7:24
7:24
7:24
7:25
7:25

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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

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

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat morning, min -21°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sat 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
Desierto Atacama Airport
233 km SW
204m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 350).
30 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
3 hours ago
13°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 203).
6
ASCATB289E26S
287 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
4
Calm
(4 kph at 350).
- km
ASCATB289E27S
303 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 156).
- km
ASCATB289E25S
314 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 13).
- km
ASCATB289E28S
323 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
4
Calm
(4 kph at 356).
- km
327 km SE
1474m alt.
3 hours ago
14°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 135).
13
TucumanAero
349 km E
450m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
-
6
Light winds from the
(6 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: clear
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
0.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
353 km SE
577m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 158).
11

* 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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