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

Sierra Nevada Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile
Issued: 8 pm Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun night, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Mon night, moderate winds from the S by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu night, min -22°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
Cloud base (m)
6800
6500
5300
5300
5250
5800
5350
9150
8550
6850
5450
km/h
65
WNW
80
NW
75
NW
85
WNW
35
W
35
WNW
45
WNW
45
WSW
30
S
15
ESE
15
E
10
SW
20
WSW
60
W
80
WNW
85
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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2
8
5
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-10
-11
-12
-14
-15
-16
-17
-16
-15
-15
-13
-13
-12
-14
-14
-17
min °C
-11
-11
-12
-17
-16
-16
-18
-17
-16
-16
-15
-13
-14
-14
-16
-20
 chill °C
-24
-25
-26
-32
-28
-28
-33
-31
-27
-24
-23
-19
-27
-28
-33
-38
Freezing level m
4500
4250
4300
3800
3600
4150
3350
3350
4050
3750
3900
4500
4000
3900
4300
3600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-11-11-12-16-16-16-18-17-16-16-14-13-13-14-15-19-7-8-8-12-12-11-14-13-11-12-9-8-10-10-11-15-1-1-2-5-5-4-7-6-4-5-3-1-3-3-3-7
Sunrise
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7:16
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:11
—
—
Sunset
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—
7:32
—
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7:32
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7:34
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7:34
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7:34
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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun night, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Mon night, moderate winds from the S by Wed morning).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu night, min -22°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Fri 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
Desierto Atacama Airport
233 km SW
204m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
clear
No report.
18
Light winds from the NNW
(18 kph at 330).
0.0 km
ASCATB289E27S
267 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 197).
- km
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 23).
3
ASCATB289E26S
306 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 198).
- km
ASCATB289E28S
309 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the SSW
(29 kph at 201).
- km
327 km SE
1474m alt.
1 hour ago
21°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 315).
8
333 km ESE
973m alt.
1 hour ago
22°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 68).
0
ASCATB289E25S
344 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 209).
- km
347 km ENE
1146m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 23).
0
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Low: few

* 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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