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

Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 2 pm Tue 27 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri afternoon, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sat night).

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
30
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
45
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
4
2
13
2
2
max °C
-6
-6
-5
-4
-5
-6
-5
-6
-5
-4
-4
-6
-6
-7
-8
-8
-10
min °C
-7
-7
-7
-4
-7
-7
-5
-6
-6
-4
-7
-7
-6
-9
-9
-9
-11
-15
-14
-14
-10
-11
-11
-9
-11
-10
-9
-16
-16
-15
-20
-19
-19
-22
5350
5250
5150
5650
5400
5150
5250
5200
5250
5550
5400
5100
5400
5000
4750
5100
4550
Cloud base (m)
5500
6750
5900
5350
5550
5350
5350
5500
6000
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-7-7-6-4-6-7-5-6-6-4-6-7-6-8-9-9-11-1-3-11-1-2-1-2-21-2-2-1-4-5-4-775696565686573341
Sunrise
7:05
7:05
7:07
7:07
7:07
Sunset
8:29
8:28
8:28
8:27
8:27
8:25

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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed afternoon, min -7°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri afternoon, min -11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sat 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.
4 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto DE Atacama
234 km SW
199m alt.
4 hours ago
11° C
No report.
Wind obs. (18 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
1 hour ago
18° C
light rain
Light rain.
3
Calm
(3 kph at 158).
3
327 km SE
1474m alt.
1 hour ago
20° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
333 km ESE
973m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 135).
14
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
3 hours ago
26° C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 040 to 100 degs)
(22 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
353 km SE
577m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 293).
11
Universidad Católica Norte- Antofagasta
360 km NW
238m alt.
4 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (58 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
362 km ESE
368m alt.
51 minutes ago
29° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
13
Salta Airport
362 km ENE
691m alt.
3 hours ago
22° C
cloudy
Shower - in the vicinity.
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 40).
8.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: few
High: 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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