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

Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 7 am Tue 16 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue morning, min -24°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Wed night, moderate winds from the SW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat morning, min -19°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri morning, extremely windy from the W by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
45
WNW
50
WNW
55
WNW
65
NW
90
NW
95
NW
45
W
40
W
80
SSE
45
SSW
50
SSW
55
SW
70
WSW
75
W
80
W
105
W
110
W
95
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
3
9
3
2
max °C
-10
-11
-12
-12
-13
-16
-22
-20
-20
-16
-14
-14
-13
-13
-16
-17
-17
-19
min °C
-11
-11
-13
-13
-14
-19
-22
-23
-24
-19
-14
-14
-14
-15
-18
-18
-18
-19
-23
-23
-26
-27
-30
-38
-40
-38
-36
-34
-27
-27
-29
-31
-36
-37
-37
-38
4700
4650
4350
4450
4250
3400
3150
3000
2100
3650
3400
3400
4000
3550
3500
3650
3400
3000
Cloud base (m)
9300
6950
6300
6150
5200
5250
5250
7350
7150
7050
7050
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-11-11-13-13-14-18-22-22-22-18-14-14-14-14-17-18-18-19-7-7-8-8-9-13-18-17-18-14-11-11-10-10-13-14-14-1512-1-1-2-7-10-10-13-8-5-6-5-5-7-7-7-9
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 -24°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Wed night, moderate winds from the SW by Thu night).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat morning, min -19°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri morning, extremely windy from the W 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
Desierto Atacama Airport
233 km SW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 140 to 200 degs)
(13 kph at 160).
8.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
59 minutes ago
12° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 135).
3
327 km SE
1474m alt.
3 hours ago
1° C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 0).
6
333 km ESE
973m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 225).
3
Tucuma / eniente
352 km E
450m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
cloudy
Mist -.
6
Light winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 040 to 100 degs)
(6 kph at 70).
5.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
Salta Airport
362 km ENE
691m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
7.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
365 km SE
454m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
8.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
372 km ENE
1219m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 23).
0
386 km NW
710m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 10).
9.0 km
Low: 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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