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

Sierra Nevada Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile
Issued: 2 am Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat morning, min -19°C on Thu morning). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun morning, min -21°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Mon night).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloudy
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
6650
7150
8700
6550
6350
5400
5250
5250
5350
6100
6200
5400
5600
6900
6300
km/h
90
NW
95
WNW
80
NW
100
WNW
110
W
55
W
60
W
75
W
70
W
85
WNW
80
WNW
95
WNW
100
WNW
105
WNW
115
WNW
115
WNW
100
WNW
85
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7
3
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-19
-17
-18
-18
-15
-15
-14
-14
-16
-17
-18
-19
-19
-19
-20
-20
-20
-21
min °C
-19
-18
-19
-19
-16
-16
-15
-15
-17
-18
-19
-19
-20
-19
-21
-20
-20
-21
 chill °C
-38
-36
-38
-38
-34
-32
-30
-30
-34
-36
-37
-37
-40
-39
-42
-40
-40
-40
Freezing level m
3400
3850
3450
3250
3850
3300
3650
4250
3700
3500
3800
3350
3050
3650
2950
3100
3500
3000
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-19-18-19-19-16-16-15-15-17-18-19-19-20-19-21-20-20-21-15-13-15-15-12-12-11-10-13-13-14-15-16-14-17-16-15-17-7-5-8-7-5-7-4-3-6-7-6-9-8-7-10-9-8-10
Sunrise
7:05
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—
7:05
—
—
7:03
—
—
7:03
—
—
7:01
—
—
7:01
—
—
Sunset
—
7:37
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:38
—
—
7:38
—
—
7:39
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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat morning, min -19°C on Thu morning). Mainly extremely windy.

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun morning, min -21°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Mon night).

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.
18
Light winds from the NNW
(18 kph at 330).
0.0 km
327 km SE
1474m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 135).
10
333 km ESE
973m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 180).
13
347 km ENE
1146m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
Dry
18
Light winds from the SE
(18 kph at 135).
34
TucumanAero
349 km E
450m alt.
3 hours ago
20°C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
27 km
Mid: overcast
Tucuma / eniente
352 km E
450m alt.
3 hours ago
19°C
light rain
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
7.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 113).
13
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.
SaltaAero
361 km ENE
1221m alt.
3 hours ago
17°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
35 km
Mid: 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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