Sierra Nevada weather
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Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 7 pm Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri morning, min -16°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed morning, min -18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, severe gales from the W by Wed afternoon).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
8450
9150
5500
5300
km/h
45
WSW
45
SW
40
WSW
35
W
45
W
45
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
50
W
20
NW
20
W
30
S
35
S
40
SW
50
SW
45
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-15
-14
-14
-15
-14
-14
-16
-15
-16
-17
-17
-15
-15
-12
-12
-12
min °C
-16
-15
-14
-15
-15
-15
-16
-16
-16
-18
-18
-16
-17
-14
-12
-13
 chill °C
-30
-29
-27
-27
-28
-28
-29
-30
-30
-28
-29
-25
-28
-26
-24
-27
Freezing level m
3400
4050
3850
3450
4100
3850
3200
3800
3750
3050
3650
3650
2900
4150
4100
3700
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-16-15-14-15-15-15-16-16-16-18-18-16-16-13-12-13-12-11-10-12-11-10-13-12-12-14-14-12-13-10-8-9-7-5-3-6-5-3-7-6-5-9-8-5-8-4-2-4
Sunrise
6:58
6:56
6:56
6:54
6:54
Sunset
6:15
6:16
6:16
6:17
6:17

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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri morning, min -16°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales.

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed morning, min -18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, severe gales from the W by Wed 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.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto Atacama Airport
233 km SW
204m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
clear
No report.
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 230).
6.0 km
Low: few
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 0).
6
327 km SE
1474m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the ENE
(7 kph at 70).
9.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Mid: broken
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
1 hour ago
17° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 293).
3
Universidad Católica Norte- Antofagasta
360 km NW
238m alt.
1 hour 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.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 10).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 290).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
365 km SE
454m alt.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 50).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered

* 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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