Sierra Nevada weather
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Sierra Nevada Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile
Issued: 8 pm Sun 13 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed morning, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, gales from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed night, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
6200
5300
5200
5300
km/h
40
WSW
60
WSW
60
WSW
60
SW
40
W
55
WNW
65
WNW
50
WNW
65
WNW
75
WNW
60
WNW
65
WNW
75
WNW
45
WNW
50
NW
45
NW
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Snowflake cm
2
4
7
6
 mm
max °C
-18
-18
-16
-16
-14
-14
-15
-13
-14
-15
-15
-15
-16
-18
-17
-19
min °C
-19
-19
-17
-16
-15
-14
-16
-15
-14
-16
-16
-16
-18
-18
-17
-20
 chill °C
-35
-35
-32
-32
-28
-28
-31
-29
-29
-32
-31
-31
-34
-32
-31
-35
Freezing level m
2900
3050
3750
3150
3500
4200
3400
3500
4250
3300
3350
4200
3650
3400
3750
3400
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-19-19-17-16-15-14-16-14-14-16-16-16-17-18-17-20-15-14-12-13-11-10-12-10-10-13-11-11-13-14-13-15-10-8-6-7-5-3-7-5-3-7-6-3-7-7-6-9
Sunrise
7:31
7:31
7:30
7:28
7:28
Sunset
7:27
7:27
7:28
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 -13°C on Wed morning, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, gales from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed night, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri 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
-
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.
40 minutes ago
2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 203).
3
327 km SE
1474m alt.
52 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 315).
3
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
Drizzle
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
5.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: broken
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 158).
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
7°C
cloudy
Shower - in the vicinity.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
365 km SE
454m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 320).
10.0 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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