Sierra Nevada weather
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Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 7 pm Fri 17 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun night, min -20°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon night, min -22°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Mon night, gales from the W by Thu morning).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5200
5200
5200
5200
5200
5250
5200
5200
5200
5200
5200
5200
6200
6500
5850
5650
7050
6800
6300
km/h
165
WNW
165
WNW
175
WNW
180
WNW
190
WNW
170
WNW
165
WNW
155
WNW
155
WNW
145
WNW
140
W
125
W
100
W
105
W
100
W
80
W
70
W
75
W
80
W
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Snowflake cm
28
14
14
35
16
19
24
6
11
17
3
1
1
 mm
max °C
-18
-19
-19
-18
-18
-18
-17
-17
-17
-17
-20
-20
-21
-19
-19
-20
-18
-17
-16
min °C
-19
-20
-19
-20
-19
-19
-19
-17
-17
-20
-20
-20
-22
-21
-19
-21
-20
-17
-18
 chill °C
-42
-43
-41
-42
-42
-42
-41
-38
-38
-42
-42
-41
-43
-42
-38
-40
-38
-34
-35
Freezing level m
3100
3200
3150
3100
3250
3300
3200
3200
3400
3150
3000
3000
2200
3050
3100
2150
3500
3550
2850
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:18
7:18
7:18
Sunset
6:00
6:00
6:00
6:01
6:01
6:02

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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun night, min -20°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat night).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Mon night, min -22°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Mon night, gales from the W by Thu 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.
2 hours ago
14° C
clear
No report.
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
1 hour ago
18° C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).
18
333 km ESE
973m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 0).
6
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
7.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Mid: few
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
26 minutes ago
19° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 45).
6
Salta Airport
362 km ENE
691m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
clear
Widespread dust blowing -.
33
Fresh winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 300 to 360 degs)
(33 kph at 330).
2.5 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: overcast
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
365 km SE
454m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
372 km ENE
1219m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
Dry
Wind obs. (14 kph from 113 degs) was rejected.
386 km NW
710m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the S
(20 kph at 190).
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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