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.
1 hour ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
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
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
33 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 248).
10
327 km SE
1474m alt.
40 minutes ago
5°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
3
TucumanAero
349 km E
450m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
light rain
Intermittent light rain.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 230).
4.0 km
Mid: overcast
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Light rain .
Wind obs. (11 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: broken
353 km SE
577m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 180).
26
Universidad Católica Norte- Antofagasta
360 km NW
238m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
No report.
Wind obs. (58 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
Salta Airport
362 km ENE
691m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
cloudy
Mist
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 50).
32 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
High: broken
CatamarcaAero
365 km SE
454m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
light rain
Intermittent light drizzle.
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
28 km
Mid: overcast

* 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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