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

Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 1 am Thu 03 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu morning, min -18°C on Fri night). Mainly stormy winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun morning, min -19°C on Tue night). Mainly extremely windy.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
6800
5900
5750
5200
5200
5200
km/h
90
W
85
W
85
W
80
W
85
W
95
WNW
85
W
85
WNW
85
WNW
95
WNW
105
WNW
105
WNW
105
WNW
105
WNW
100
WNW
110
WNW
105
WNW
105
WNW
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Snowflake cm
4
13
8
12
 mm
max °C
-11
-12
-14
-15
-14
-16
-16
-15
-18
-16
-16
-17
-16
-16
-17
-16
-16
-17
min °C
-11
-13
-16
-17
-15
-18
-17
-16
-18
-17
-16
-18
-17
-16
-18
-16
-17
-19
 chill °C
-26
-28
-33
-34
-31
-36
-35
-33
-36
-35
-34
-37
-36
-34
-36
-34
-36
-38
Freezing level m
4300
4150
3450
3950
4000
3250
3900
3850
3150
3850
3800
3150
3850
3800
3500
3900
3800
3500
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-11-13-15-16-15-17-17-16-18-17-16-18-17-16-18-16-17-18-8-9-12-12-10-13-13-12-15-12-12-14-13-12-14-12-12-14-3-2-6-6-3-7-6-4-8-6-5-8-6-5-7-5-5-7
Sunrise
6:45
6:43
6:43
7:41
7:41
7:39
Sunset
6:22
6:22
6:22
7:22
7:23
7:23

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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu morning, min -18°C on Fri night). Mainly stormy winds.

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun morning, min -19°C on Tue night). Mainly extremely windy.

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 Atacama Airport
233 km SW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (18 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 293).
6
327 km SE
1474m alt.
41 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 315).
24
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Mid: broken
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
34 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 338).
3
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
clear
Mist -.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Low: few
365 km SE
454m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 20).
0.0 km

* 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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