Sierra Nevada weather
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Sierra Nevada Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile
Issued: 2 pm Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun morning, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sat afternoon, near gales from the W by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue afternoon, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
7200
8450
8250
5800
9550
8450
6300
5700
5250
5250
5250
km/h
105
W
80
WSW
70
WSW
65
W
60
W
70
WNW
85
WNW
85
WNW
60
W
60
W
40
W
50
NW
55
NW
50
WNW
40
WNW
40
NW
40
WNW
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
2
6
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-15
-15
-11
-11
-12
-14
-14
-16
-15
-14
-14
-14
-15
-16
-17
-16
-16
min °C
-16
-16
-13
-11
-14
-14
-15
-18
-16
-14
-16
-15
-15
-17
-17
-16
-17
 chill °C
-34
-33
-27
-24
-28
-29
-31
-36
-31
-28
-29
-29
-29
-32
-30
-28
-28
Freezing level m
4050
3550
4000
4600
4100
4000
4350
3900
3750
4300
3850
3900
4300
3800
3550
3900
3600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-16-16-12-11-13-14-15-17-16-14-15-15-15-17-17-16-17-11-12-8-7-9-10-10-12-11-9-11-10-10-13-13-12-13-4-6-21-3-3-2-6-4-2-5-3-3-6-6-5-7
Sunrise
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:48
—
—
6:48
—
—
6:47
—
—
6:46
—
—
Sunset
7:45
—
—
7:46
—
—
7:46
—
—
7:47
—
—
7:49
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—
7:49
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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 Sun morning, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sat afternoon, near gales from the W by Sun night).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue afternoon, min -17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Tue afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Thu 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
clear
No report.
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 230).
0.0 km
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 23).
10
327 km SE
1474m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3
333 km ESE
973m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 135).
14
347 km ENE
1146m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 113 degs) was rejected.
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
light rain
Light rain .
Wind obs. (9 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 203).
13
Salta Airport
362 km ENE
691m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
cloudy
Shower - in the vicinity.
26
Moderate winds from the NE
(26 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: broken
365 km SE
454m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
light rain
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken

* 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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