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

Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 7 am Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat morning, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue afternoon, min -18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, extremely windy from the W by Thu night).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
6200
8550
6150
5400
5250
5300
5350
8600
5550
5850
5800
5750
km/h
40
W
45
WNW
45
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
35
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
65
W
90
W
115
WNW
135
W
145
W
150
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-14
-14
-15
-14
-14
-16
-18
-17
-16
-14
-13
-14
-14
-14
-17
-16
-15
-16
min °C
-15
-15
-16
-15
-16
-19
-19
-17
-18
-16
-13
-15
-15
-15
-18
-18
-15
-17
 chill °C
-27
-28
-29
-29
-30
-30
-28
-25
-26
-29
-25
-28
-29
-32
-38
-38
-35
-38
Freezing level m
4200
3950
3400
3950
3900
3300
3700
3550
3000
3700
3700
3200
4050
3950
3100
3750
3750
3450
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-15-15-16-15-15-18-19-17-17-15-13-15-15-15-18-17-15-17-10-10-12-11-11-14-14-13-14-12-10-11-11-11-14-13-11-13-4-3-6-5-4-8-8-6-9-6-4-6-5-4-8-7-5-7
Sunrise
6:56
6:56
6:54
6:54
6:52
6:52
Sunset
6:16
6:16
6:17
6:17
6:19
6:19

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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 Sat morning, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue afternoon, min -18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, extremely windy from the W by Thu 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 de Atacama Airport
234 km SW
197m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
Dry and cloudy.
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 350).
0.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 158).
3
327 km SE
1474m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 0).
13
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Drizzle
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 130).
5.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: few
High: scattered
353 km SE
577m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 203).
6
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
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: broken
365 km SE
454m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 210).
10.0 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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