Sierra Nevada weather
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Sierra Nevada Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile
Issued: 2 am Wed 23 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri afternoon, min -11°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon morning, strong winds from the NW by Mon night).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
9050
6600
6850
7300
6000
5400
5200
km/h
65
SW
70
SW
65
SW
50
WSW
55
W
55
W
55
W
60
W
60
WNW
65
WNW
60
WNW
60
WNW
70
WNW
70
WNW
75
WNW
75
WNW
65
WNW
55
NW
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Snowflake cm
2
14
25
 mm
max °C
-9
-9
-10
-9
-9
-10
-9
-8
-9
-9
-8
-10
-9
-9
-10
-11
-11
-12
min °C
-11
-9
-11
-10
-10
-11
-10
-9
-10
-10
-9
-11
-10
-10
-12
-11
-12
-14
 chill °C
-24
-22
-24
-22
-23
-24
-22
-21
-22
-23
-21
-25
-23
-23
-26
-25
-26
-28
Freezing level m
4200
4750
4200
4350
4800
4350
4450
4950
4450
4500
5000
4500
4500
4950
4500
4450
4250
4000
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-10-9-11-10-10-11-10-9-10-10-9-11-10-10-11-11-12-13-6-5-7-6-5-7-5-5-7-5-4-7-6-5-7-7-8-9-12-212-1230240130-1-2-3
Sunrise
7:22
7:20
7:20
7:18
7:18
7:16
Sunset
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:31
7:31
7:32

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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri afternoon, min -11°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat afternoon, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon morning, strong winds from the NW by Mon 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
Copiapó Universidad de Atacama
200 km SW
478m alt.
2 hours ago
-
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.
18
Light winds from the NNW
(18 kph at 330).
0.0 km
327 km SE
1474m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 270).
14
TucumanAero
349 km E
450m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
13
Light winds from the NW
(13 kph at 320).
28 km
Mid: clear
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 320).
8.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
353 km SE
577m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).
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.
SaltaAero
361 km ENE
1221m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
Mist
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
32 km
Mid: few
Salta Airport
362 km ENE
691m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Mist
Wind obs. (6 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
0.0 km
Low: 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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