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

Sierra Nevada Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile
Issued: 2 am Wed 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed morning, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun afternoon, min -18°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
9050
6550
6100
5250
5300
5200
5250
5250
5250
6150
6400
km/h
55
W
65
WNW
65
WNW
55
WNW
40
WNW
75
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
50
WNW
55
WNW
60
WNW
65
W
65
W
65
WNW
40
W
5
S
5
WNW
15
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
4
4
3
 mm
max °C
-14
-14
-15
-15
-15
-15
-17
-17
-17
-17
-17
-16
-13
-12
-14
-13
-13
-14
min °C
-15
-14
-16
-16
-15
-18
-17
-17
-20
-18
-18
-17
-14
-13
-15
-15
-13
-14
 chill °C
-29
-28
-32
-30
-27
-34
-31
-31
-36
-33
-34
-33
-29
-27
-28
-20
-13
-20
Freezing level m
3500
4250
3450
3600
4150
3500
3550
3800
3350
3200
3800
3450
3350
4200
3250
3650
4200
3500
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-15-14-16-16-15-17-17-17-19-18-18-17-14-13-15-14-13-14-11-10-12-11-10-13-13-12-15-14-13-13-10-9-12-10-9-11-5-3-6-5-3-7-6-5-9-7-5-7-5-2-6-4-3-6
Sunrise
7:30
7:28
7:28
7:26
7:26
7:24
Sunset
7:28
7:28
7:28
7:29
7:29
7:30

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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 afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed morning, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun afternoon, min -18°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning).

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.
3 hours ago
15°C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 45).
0
327 km SE
1474m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
TucumanAero
349 km E
450m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
29 km
Mid: clear
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
9.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Mid: broken
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 68 degs) was rejected.
SaltaAero
361 km ENE
1221m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
-
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 50).
35 km
Mid: clear
Salta Airport
362 km ENE
691m alt.
3 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 260).
0.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
365 km SSE
429m alt.
3 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
365 km SE
454m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the NE
(30 kph at 50).
0.0 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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