– Lat/Long: 26.48° S 68.59° W
Sierra Nevada Weather Forecast
Central Argentina-Chile · ChileIssued: 8 pm Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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Issued: 8 pm Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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3 Sierra Nevada Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat morning, min -20°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Fri morning, near gales from the W by Sat morning). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed afternoon, min -22°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun night, extremely windy from the WNW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||
Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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some clouds | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | heavy snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | light snow | clear | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | light snow | |
Cloud base (m) | 5950 | 6200 | 5200 | 5200 | 5200 | 5200 | 6100 | 6300 | 5300 | 6800 | 5950 | 6400 | ||||
km/h | ||||||||||||||||
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 8 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -18 | -18 | -15 | -15 | -14 | -14 | -15 | -17 | -17 | -19 | -19 | -19 | -21 | -19 | -19 | -20 |
min °C | -20 | -19 | -16 | -16 | -15 | -14 | -17 | -17 | -18 | -20 | -20 | -20 | -22 | -21 | -20 | -20 |
chill °C | -39 | -38 | -35 | -31 | -29 | -29 | -34 | -34 | -35 | -40 | -40 | -40 | -43 | -42 | -40 | -40 |
Freezing level m | 3400 | 3300 | 3850 | 3450 | 3650 | 4250 | 3650 | 3450 | 3700 | 3300 | 2900 | 3600 | 2500 | 3050 | 3450 | 3000 |
 | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:39 | — |
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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 -14°C on Sat morning, min -20°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Fri morning, near gales from the W by Sat morning).
Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):
A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Wed afternoon, min -22°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun night, extremely windy from the WNW by Tue afternoon).
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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
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Desierto Atacama Airport |  | ||||
Tucuma / eniente |  | ||||
Salta Airport |  | ||||
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* 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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