Sierra Nevada weather
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Sierra Nevada Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile
Issued: 2 am Thu 24 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 morning, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu morning, severe gales from the NW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Mon night, moderate winds from the SW by Tue night).

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
mod. snow
heavy snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
6950
7100
6900
7150
7250
6350
5200
5650
5350
5250
km/h
45
WSW
55
W
60
W
60
W
60
W
60
WNW
65
WNW
65
WNW
70
NW
80
NW
85
NW
75
WNW
75
NW
70
NW
70
NW
70
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
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Snowflake cm
7
13
2
 mm
max °C
-9
-9
-11
-8
-8
-10
-9
-8
-9
-9
-8
-11
-11
-11
-12
-15
-15
-16
min °C
-10
-10
-11
-10
-9
-11
-10
-8
-11
-10
-9
-12
-12
-11
-14
-15
-15
-17
 chill °C
-22
-23
-24
-22
-22
-24
-23
-20
-25
-24
-23
-27
-26
-25
-30
-30
-28
-30
Freezing level m
4350
4800
4250
4450
4950
4400
4500
5000
4700
4550
5000
4450
4350
4450
4000
3750
4050
3200
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-10-10-11-9-9-11-10-8-10-10-9-12-12-11-13-15-15-17-6-5-7-5-5-7-5-4-6-6-5-8-7-8-9-11-11-1312-123-124123-10-1-3-5-4-7
Sunrise
7:20
7:20
7:18
7:18
7:16
7:16
Sunset
7:30
7:30
7:31
7:31
7:32
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 morning, min -11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu morning, severe gales from the NW by Sat night).

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 Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Mon night, moderate winds from the SW by Tue 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.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
No report.
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 260).
0.0 km
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
51 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 338).
3
327 km SE
1474m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 315).
13
TucumanAero
349 km E
450m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 20).
29 km
Mid: clear
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 20).
9.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
353 km SE
577m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 293).
3
SaltaAero
361 km ENE
1221m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
32 km
Mid: clear
Salta Airport
362 km ENE
691m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Low: broken
365 km SE
454m alt.
2 hours ago
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Low: scattered

* 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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