Sierra Nevada weather
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Sierra Nevada Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile
Issued: 2 pm Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun afternoon, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the W on Sun afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed afternoon, min -18°C on Fri night). Mainly extremely windy.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5650
5200
5650
6050
6450
6650
6500
5400
6100
6250
6400
6450
9500
9450
5500
km/h
85
W
95
W
90
WNW
85
WNW
95
WNW
110
WNW
120
WNW
100
WNW
100
WNW
105
WNW
90
WNW
115
WNW
110
WNW
70
WNW
90
WNW
105
WNW
110
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
3
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 mm
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-13
-14
-17
-16
-17
-17
-16
-17
-15
-13
-15
-15
-13
-14
-14
-14
-15
min °C
-14
-17
-17
-16
-18
-18
-16
-18
-17
-14
-16
-15
-14
-15
-14
-14
-18
 chill °C
-30
-36
-35
-33
-36
-37
-35
-37
-35
-31
-34
-33
-30
-31
-30
-31
-37
Freezing level m
4050
3700
3350
4000
3500
3550
3950
3200
3450
4300
3650
3800
4250
3600
3850
4300
3600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-14-16-17-16-18-18-16-18-16-14-16-15-14-15-14-14-17-10-12-13-12-14-13-12-14-12-9-12-11-9-11-10-10-13-3-6-6-4-8-6-5-8-5-2-5-4-2-6-3-2-6
Sunrise
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6:54
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6:54
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6:52
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6:52
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6:50
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Sunset
7:43
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7:43
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7:44
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7:44
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7:45
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7:45
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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun afternoon, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the W on Sun afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed afternoon, min -18°C on Fri night). Mainly extremely windy.

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
20°C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the NNW
(26 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 338).
6
327 km SE
1474m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 315).
14
333 km ESE
973m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 0).
14
347 km ENE
1146m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 135).
11
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 210 to 270 degs)
(7 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 90).
18
Salta Airport
362 km ENE
691m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 70).
9.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
365 km SE
454m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the NNE
(33 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: few
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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