Sierra Nevada weather
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Sierra Nevada Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile
Issued: 8 am Fri 11 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat morning, min -20°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue morning, min -18°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon night, stormy winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
9100
7200
6300
6600
6650
6200
6100
6400
km/h
90
W
90
WNW
80
W
65
W
60
WNW
45
WNW
40
W
50
W
30
SSW
50
WSW
65
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
60
WNW
65
WNW
70
WNW
80
WNW
85
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-19
-18
-18
-17
-17
-18
-18
-18
-18
-16
-15
-16
-13
-14
-15
-14
-14
-16
min °C
-20
-18
-19
-19
-17
-19
-19
-18
-18
-18
-15
-16
-15
-15
-16
-15
-15
-18
 chill °C
-39
-36
-36
-36
-32
-34
-33
-33
-32
-33
-30
-30
-28
-30
-32
-30
-31
-36
Freezing level m
2600
3650
3300
3050
3800
3350
3400
3750
3000
3150
3850
3200
3550
4200
3400
3400
4200
3150
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-20-18-19-18-17-19-19-18-18-17-15-16-14-15-16-15-15-17-16-14-15-14-13-15-14-14-15-13-12-13-10-10-13-11-10-14-10-7-9-8-6-8-7-7-9-7-5-7-4-3-7-5-3-8
Sunrise
7:35
7:35
7:33
7:31
7:31
7:30
Sunset
7:24
7:25
7:25
7:27
7:27
7:28

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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat morning, min -20°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Tue morning, min -18°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon night, stormy winds from the WNW by Wed 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.
51 minutes ago
17°C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 180).
30 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
1 hour ago
10°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 315).
6
327 km SE
1474m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 270).
14
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
partially cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
7.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 180).
13
Salta Airport
362 km ENE
691m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 050 to 120 degs)
(11 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
365 km SE
454m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
372 km ENE
1219m alt.
45 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Antofagasta
384 km NW
113m alt.
51 minutes ago
18°C
State of sky unchanged.
31
Fresh winds from the SSW
(31 kph at 200).
30 km
Mid: few

* 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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