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

Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 7 pm Mon 15 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue morning, min -22°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri night, min -24°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
50
W
50
WNW
55
WNW
60
WNW
70
NW
85
WNW
90
NW
55
NW
20
WNW
55
SE
60
S
60
S
60
SSW
65
WSW
80
W
100
W
115
WNW
120
W
105
WNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
5
8
4
1
max °C
-11
-10
-10
-12
-12
-12
-15
-19
-22
-21
-16
-15
-14
-14
-14
-17
-19
-19
-20
min °C
-11
-11
-11
-13
-13
-14
-18
-22
-22
-24
-19
-15
-15
-15
-16
-19
-19
-19
-21
-23
-23
-24
-27
-27
-30
-36
-39
-37
-37
-35
-29
-30
-30
-32
-39
-39
-39
-42
4350
4750
4650
4400
4500
3950
3650
3250
3050
2250
3300
3000
3300
3850
3500
3100
3450
3150
2600
Cloud base (m)
7200
6000
5250
5200
5200
9450
7150
5900
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-11-11-11-13-13-13-17-21-22-23-18-15-15-15-15-18-19-19-21-7-6-6-8-8-9-13-16-18-19-14-12-12-11-11-14-15-15-17-112-1-1-2-6-9-10-13-9-6-7-6-5-8-8-8-11
Sunrise
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:20
Sunset
5:49
5:49
5:49
5:50
5:50
5:50

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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue morning, min -22°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri night, min -24°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun 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.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Copiapó Universidad de Atacama
200 km SW
478m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto de Atacama Airport
234 km SW
197m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (18 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: scattered
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 68).
3
327 km SE
1474m alt.
1 hour ago
6° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3
333 km ESE
973m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 225).
6
Tucuma / eniente
352 km E
450m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
cloudy
Drizzle
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
2.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
52 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 203).
6
Universidad Católica Norte- Antofagasta
360 km NW
238m alt.
2 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.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
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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