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

Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 7 am Sat 18 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat morning, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat morning, near gales from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
50
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
55
WNW
60
WNW
70
WNW
75
NW
75
NW
75
WNW
75
WNW
75
WNW
85
WNW
max °C
-8
-8
-10
-10
-10
-12
-11
-11
-12
-12
-12
-12
-13
-12
-12
-12
-12
-13
min °C
-9
-8
-11
-11
-11
-13
-13
-12
-13
-14
-12
-14
-13
-13
-14
-14
-12
-15
-18
-18
-22
-22
-23
-26
-26
-25
-26
-28
-25
-29
-28
-28
-30
-29
-27
-32
5000
5000
4500
4700
4700
4150
4500
4500
4100
4400
4550
4050
4300
4400
3950
4350
4450
3850
Cloud base (m)
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-9-8-11-11-11-13-12-12-13-13-12-13-13-13-13-13-12-14-5-4-6-7-6-8-8-7-9-9-7-9-9-8-9-9-8-1034112-2-21-2-21-2-2-1-3-30-4
Sunrise
6:50
6:52
6:52
6:52
6:52
6:54
Sunset
6:15
6:14
6:13
6:12
6:10
6:09

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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 -8°C on Sat morning, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat morning, near gales from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Tue morning, min -15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Thu 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.
55 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto Atacama Airport
233 km SW
204m alt.
55 minutes ago
14° C
clear
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
0.0 km
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
30 minutes ago
14° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 68).
3
333 km ESE
973m alt.
30 minutes ago
18° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 68).
11
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
1 hour ago
23° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 45).
6
Universidad Católica Norte- Antofagasta
360 km NW
238m alt.
55 minutes ago
13° C
No report.
Wind obs. (58 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
362 km ESE
368m alt.
52 minutes ago
21° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 68).
6
Salta Airport
362 km ENE
691m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: few
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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