Sierra Nevada weather
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Sierra Nevada Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile
Issued: 8 am Fri 23 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon morning, min -18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
6600
6200
6000
8550
7000
7000
5200
5200
5950
5650
8500
6450
5300
km/h
105
WNW
110
WNW
105
WNW
100
W
105
W
85
WSW
70
WSW
65
W
50
W
50
WNW
55
NW
55
WNW
45
WNW
60
WNW
45
WNW
60
WNW
50
NW
45
WNW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7
1
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—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-14
-13
-14
-16
-16
-14
-11
-10
-12
-12
-13
-16
-16
-16
-16
-15
-16
-16
min °C
-14
-14
-16
-16
-16
-16
-12
-11
-13
-13
-14
-17
-17
-16
-16
-15
-16
-18
 chill °C
-31
-32
-34
-34
-34
-32
-26
-24
-26
-26
-28
-32
-31
-31
-29
-30
-30
-32
Freezing level m
4050
4300
3650
3700
4050
3500
4000
4600
4200
4150
4400
3800
3700
4200
3650
3800
4100
3700
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-14-14-15-16-16-15-12-11-13-13-14-17-17-16-16-15-16-17-10-9-11-12-11-12-8-6-9-9-9-12-12-11-12-11-12-13-2-2-5-5-4-6-21-3-2-2-5-5-3-6-4-4-6
Sunrise
6:50
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:48
—
—
6:48
—
—
6:47
—
—
Sunset
—
7:45
—
—
7:45
—
—
7:46
—
—
7:46
—
—
7:47
—
—
7:49
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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun afternoon, min -16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sun night).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon morning, min -18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the NW 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.
2 hours ago
19°C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 338).
11
ASCATC289E26S
288 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
28
Moderate winds from the SSW
(28 kph at 200).
- km
ASCATC289E27S
297 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SSW
(29 kph at 209).
- km
ASCATC289E25S
306 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the S
(32 kph at 188).
- km
327 km SE
1474m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
333 km ESE
973m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 203).
3
347 km ENE
1146m alt.
1 hour ago
22°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
clear
Light rain .
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
1.6 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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