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

Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 1 pm Wed 02 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Wed afternoon, min -18°C on Fri night). Mainly stormy winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat afternoon, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Mon night).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
7150
6750
6650
6300
6450
5650
km/h
90
W
95
W
90
W
85
W
85
W
80
W
90
W
95
WNW
85
WNW
85
WNW
85
WNW
100
WNW
110
WNW
105
WNW
105
WNW
110
WNW
105
WNW
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Snowflake cm
8
 mm
max °C
-10
-12
-11
-12
-14
-15
-14
-16
-16
-16
-19
-16
-16
-18
-16
-16
-17
min °C
-11
-12
-11
-12
-16
-16
-15
-18
-18
-18
-20
-17
-17
-18
-17
-17
-18
 chill °C
-26
-27
-26
-27
-33
-33
-32
-36
-36
-36
-38
-35
-36
-37
-35
-36
-37
Freezing level m
4200
3700
4350
4150
3450
4000
3950
3250
3800
3800
3100
3750
3750
3050
3800
3750
3350
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-11-12-11-12-15-16-15-17-17-17-20-17-17-18-17-17-18-7-9-8-8-11-12-11-13-13-13-15-13-12-14-13-12-14-1-4-2-2-6-5-3-7-7-5-9-6-5-9-7-5-7
Sunrise
6:45
6:43
6:43
7:41
7:41
Sunset
6:22
6:22
6:22
6:22
7:22
7:23

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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 -10°C on Wed afternoon, min -18°C on Fri night). Mainly stormy winds.

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat afternoon, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Mon 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.
2 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.
1 hour ago
23°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 135).
18
327 km SE
1474m alt.
45 minutes ago
24°C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 45 degs) was rejected.
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Mid: broken
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 23).
10
Universidad Católica Norte- Antofagasta
360 km NW
238m alt.
2 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
clear
Mist -.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Low: few
365 km SE
454m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 50).
0.0 km

* 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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