Sierra Nevada weather
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Sierra Nevada Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile
Issued: 8 am Sat 12 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Mon afternoon, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat night, gales from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue morning, min -20°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Tue morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
8850
6250
6550
6300
9150
km/h
60
W
50
WNW
45
WNW
50
W
60
W
45
SW
60
W
70
W
70
WSW
45
W
55
WNW
65
WNW
60
W
70
WNW
75
WNW
85
WNW
95
WNW
65
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-18
-18
-18
-19
-18
-18
-17
-16
-16
-14
-14
-16
-14
-14
-15
-16
-16
-18
min °C
-19
-18
-20
-19
-18
-19
-18
-16
-16
-15
-15
-16
-15
-14
-17
-17
-17
-20
 chill °C
-35
-33
-35
-34
-34
-35
-34
-32
-32
-28
-29
-31
-30
-29
-34
-34
-34
-36
Freezing level m
3000
3750
3150
3300
3700
2950
3050
3800
3150
3500
4150
3350
3450
4200
3300
3250
4000
3100
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-19-18-19-19-18-19-18-16-16-15-15-16-15-14-16-17-17-19-14-13-15-15-14-15-14-12-13-11-11-13-11-10-13-13-12-15-8-6-8-7-6-9-8-5-7-5-3-7-5-3-7-6-5-9
Sunrise
7:35
7:33
7:31
7:31
7:30
7:28
Sunset
7:25
7:25
7:27
7:27
7:28
7:28

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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Mon afternoon, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat night, gales from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue morning, min -20°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Tue morning, stormy 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
Copiapó Universidad de Atacama
200 km SW
478m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto Atacama Airport
233 km SW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 260 to 330 degs)
(13 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Desierto de Atacama Airport
234 km SW
197m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
13
Light winds from the WNW
(13 kph at 290).
30 km
Mid: scattered
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
12 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 293).
6
327 km SE
1474m alt.
9 minutes ago
2°C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
TucumanAero
349 km E
450m alt.
31 minutes ago
12°C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Mid: overcast
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
3 hours ago
12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
58 minutes ago
12°C
light rain
Light rain .
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 230).
2.5 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
50 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 158).
14
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.

* 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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