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

Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 1 am Tue 28 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue night, extremely windy from the NW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun afternoon, min -20°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
6600
7750
6400
5950
7200
8900
7100
7050
km/h
80
WNW
90
WSW
75
W
60
W
70
W
65
W
70
WNW
90
NW
120
NW
140
WNW
135
WNW
80
W
60
W
60
WNW
55
WNW
55
W
50
WSW
60
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-20
-19
-16
-16
-15
-14
-13
-12
-14
-18
-19
-19
-16
-15
-16
-17
-14
-15
min °C
-20
-20
-18
-16
-15
-15
-14
-13
-17
-18
-20
-20
-18
-15
-17
-18
-16
-16
 chill °C
-39
-39
-34
-32
-30
-30
-29
-29
-37
-38
-42
-40
-34
-30
-32
-34
-30
-31
Freezing level m
3550
3550
3650
3950
4150
3950
4400
4350
3700
3600
3450
3200
4000
4100
3700
3950
4100
3600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-20-20-17-16-15-15-14-13-16-18-20-20-17-15-17-18-15-16-16-15-13-12-10-10-9-8-12-14-15-15-13-11-13-13-11-12-8-7-6-5-3-4-3-1-5-6-8-9-6-3-5-6-3-6
Sunrise
7:16
7:15
7:15
7:13
7:13
7:13
Sunset
6:05
6:05
6:06
6:06
6:07
6:07

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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue night, extremely windy from the NW by Thu night).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun afternoon, min -20°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sun 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
11° C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (18 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 315).
6
327 km SE
1474m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
13
333 km ESE
973m alt.
56 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
6
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Mid: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 338).
6
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.
Salta Airport
362 km ENE
691m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
0.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: 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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