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

Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 7 am Tue 25 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue morning, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue morning, extremely windy from the W by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri morning, min -19°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Sun night).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
AM
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
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
5650
6150
5250
9500
6200
5450
5950
5850
7150
6900
5550
5600
5350
km/h
30
SW
45
SW
50
W
75
W
100
W
110
W
120
WNW
135
WNW
135
WNW
155
WNW
155
WNW
150
W
135
W
125
WNW
125
WNW
135
WNW
125
W
115
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-12
-12
-14
-14
-14
-15
-14
-14
-15
-15
-15
-16
-15
-15
-17
-18
-18
-18
min °C
-14
-12
-14
-14
-14
-16
-15
-14
-16
-16
-15
-16
-16
-16
-18
-18
-19
-19
 chill °C
-26
-24
-26
-29
-30
-34
-34
-33
-35
-36
-35
-36
-36
-35
-38
-39
-40
-39
Freezing level m
3900
3850
3850
4150
4050
3400
4050
4000
3350
3850
3700
3250
3750
3800
3050
3400
3250
2650
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-13-12-14-14-14-16-15-14-16-16-15-16-16-16-18-18-19-19-10-9-11-10-10-13-11-10-13-12-11-13-12-12-15-14-14-16-5-3-5-4-3-7-5-3-7-5-5-8-7-5-9-8-8-10
Sunrise
6:54
6:52
6:52
6:50
6:50
6:48
Sunset
6:17
6:19
6:19
6:19
6:20
6:20

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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue morning, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue morning, extremely windy from the W by Thu night).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri morning, min -19°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Sun 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.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto de Atacama Airport
234 km SW
197m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 230 to 300 degs)
(9 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 113 degs) was rejected.
327 km SE
1474m alt.
55 minutes ago
21°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 90).
10
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 200).
7.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
1 hour ago
24°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 203).
10
Universidad Católica Norte- Antofagasta
360 km NW
238m alt.
3 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.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
0.0 km
Low: few
365 km SE
454m alt.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 20).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast

* 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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