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

Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 7 am Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, near gales from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue morning, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the SSW by Mon morning).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
8950
9100
5250
5550
km/h
40
SSW
40
SSW
45
WSW
45
SW
40
WSW
35
W
45
W
45
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
20
WNW
20
SSW
30
S
30
S
35
SW
45
SSW
35
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-15
-14
-15
-14
-14
-15
-14
-14
-16
-15
-15
-17
-17
-15
-15
-12
-12
-12
min °C
-16
-14
-16
-15
-14
-15
-15
-15
-16
-16
-16
-19
-19
-16
-16
-14
-12
-12
 chill °C
-29
-26
-29
-28
-26
-27
-28
-28
-29
-30
-30
-32
-32
-26
-27
-26
-23
-23
Freezing level m
3850
3750
3500
4100
3900
3500
4150
3850
3200
3850
3700
3050
3650
3600
2950
4250
4100
3900
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-16-14-16-15-14-15-15-15-16-16-16-18-18-16-16-13-12-12-12-10-12-11-10-12-10-10-13-12-11-14-14-11-13-10-8-9-6-4-7-5-3-6-4-3-7-6-4-8-7-5-8-4-2-4
Sunrise
6:58
6:58
6:56
6:56
6:54
6:54
Sunset
6:15
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 Thu afternoon, min -16°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, near gales from the WNW by Sat night).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue morning, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the SSW 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
Desierto de Atacama Airport
234 km SW
197m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 140).
0.0 km
Low: no cloud
Mid: clear
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
1 hour ago
5° C
Dry
Wind obs. (10 kph from 338 degs) was rejected.
327 km SE
1474m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 315).
13
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.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 68).
3
Salta Airport
362 km ENE
691m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
365 km SE
454m alt.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 30).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
372 km ENE
1219m alt.
40 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 135).
3
386 km NW
710m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: 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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