Sierra Nevada weather
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Sierra Nevada Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile
Issued: 2 am Mon 14 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue morning, min -19°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Tue morning, severe gales from the WNW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu morning, min -21°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the NW by Fri night).

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
9150
5500
5250
5200
5250
5400
5250
km/h
60
WSW
65
WSW
55
SW
45
W
60
WNW
65
WNW
55
WNW
70
WNW
75
WNW
65
WNW
60
NW
70
WNW
55
WNW
55
NW
35
WNW
45
W
45
WNW
35
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
4
6
7
3
 mm
max °C
-17
-16
-16
-14
-14
-15
-14
-14
-15
-15
-15
-18
-18
-17
-18
-17
-16
-15
min °C
-19
-16
-16
-15
-14
-16
-15
-14
-17
-16
-16
-19
-19
-17
-21
-19
-17
-18
 chill °C
-35
-31
-32
-28
-28
-32
-29
-29
-34
-31
-31
-36
-35
-32
-36
-34
-31
-31
Freezing level m
3050
3800
3150
3500
4150
3400
3500
4250
3250
3350
4200
3300
3300
3800
2950
2850
3750
3100
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-18-16-16-15-14-16-15-14-16-16-16-19-19-17-20-18-17-17-14-12-13-11-10-12-10-10-13-11-11-15-14-13-15-14-13-13-8-6-7-5-3-7-5-3-7-6-3-8-7-5-9-8-5-9
Sunrise
7:31
7:31
7:30
7:28
7:28
7:26
Sunset
7:27
7:27
7:28
7:28
7:28
7:29

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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue morning, min -19°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Tue morning, severe gales from the WNW by Wed night).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu morning, min -21°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the NW by Fri 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
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto Atacama Airport
233 km SW
204m alt.
3 hours ago
11°C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (18 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 23).
3
327 km SE
1474m alt.
2 hours ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 90).
3
TucumanAero
349 km E
450m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Mist
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
28 km
Mid: overcast
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 140).
8.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
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.
SaltaAero
361 km ENE
1221m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
32 km
Mid: overcast
Salta Airport
362 km ENE
691m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast

* 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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