Sierra Nevada weather
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Sierra Nevada Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile
Issued: 2 pm Wed 09 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri afternoon, min -23°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Thu night, near gales from the WNW by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue morning, min -21°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat night, gales from the WSW by Mon morning).

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
5250
5250
5200
5400
5250
9250
7350
6800
7100
7650
7050
9200
km/h
120
WNW
95
WNW
110
WNW
135
WNW
145
W
85
W
80
W
75
WNW
60
WNW
60
WNW
45
WNW
55
WNW
55
W
50
WSW
70
WSW
60
WSW
55
W
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-20
-22
-22
-21
-21
-18
-17
-17
-18
-17
-19
-19
-19
-19
-15
-15
-16
min °C
-20
-22
-23
-22
-22
-20
-18
-19
-19
-18
-21
-21
-19
-20
-17
-16
-17
 chill °C
-41
-42
-45
-44
-46
-39
-36
-36
-35
-33
-37
-37
-35
-37
-33
-31
-32
Freezing level m
3400
2100
2200
3200
1500
2200
3550
3200
2900
3800
2800
2800
3600
2550
2850
3800
2900
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-20-22-23-22-22-19-18-18-19-18-20-20-19-20-16-16-17-16-19-18-17-19-16-13-15-14-14-17-16-15-16-13-12-14-9-14-12-11-16-10-7-10-8-6-11-9-7-11-7-6-8
Sunrise
7:37
7:35
7:35
7:33
7:31
Sunset
7:24
7:24
7:24
7:25
7:25
7:27

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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri afternoon, min -23°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Thu night, near gales from the WNW by Sat morning).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue morning, min -21°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat night, gales from the WSW by Mon morning).

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.
3 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto Atacama Airport
233 km SW
204m alt.
3 hours ago
11°C
clear
No report.
18
Light winds from the NNW
(18 kph at 330).
0.0 km
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 23).
10
327 km SE
1474m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
34
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
3 hours ago
23°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
9.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Mid: scattered
353 km SE
577m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
18
Universidad Católica Norte- Antofagasta
360 km NW
238m alt.
3 hours ago
13°C
No report.
Wind obs. (58 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
Salta Airport
362 km ENE
691m alt.
3 hours ago
27°C
clear
Haze
11
Light winds from the NE.(Wind varies from 340 to 100 degs)
(11 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
365 km SSE
429m alt.
3 hours ago
25°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
365 km SE
454m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 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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