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

Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 1 am Sat 29 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon night, min -19°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed morning, min -13°C on Thu night). Mainly severe gales.

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light snow
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
7000
6800
6350
5250
5600
5200
km/h
140
W
135
WNW
130
WNW
140
WNW
135
WNW
125
W
110
W
90
W
90
WSW
80
WSW
80
WSW
80
W
75
W
80
W
75
W
75
W
75
W
65
WNW
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Snowflake cm
3
 mm
max °C
-15
-14
-17
-18
-19
-18
-15
-13
-12
-10
-10
-11
-9
-9
-11
-10
-10
-12
min °C
-16
-15
-18
-19
-19
-19
-17
-13
-13
-12
-11
-12
-11
-10
-11
-11
-11
-13
 chill °C
-36
-34
-38
-40
-40
-40
-36
-30
-29
-27
-25
-26
-25
-24
-25
-25
-25
-27
Freezing level m
3700
3750
3350
3300
3300
2400
3200
3500
2950
4200
4000
3450
4500
4300
3800
4500
4350
3850
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-16-15-18-19-19-19-16-13-13-11-11-12-10-10-11-11-11-13-12-11-14-15-15-16-14-10-11-8-7-9-7-6-8-7-7-10-6-5-8-8-8-11-8-5-7-4-2-5-20-3-20-4
Sunrise
6:50
6:48
6:48
6:47
6:46
6:45
Sunset
6:20
6:20
6:21
6:21
6:22
6:22

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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon night, min -19°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Mon night).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed morning, min -13°C on Thu night). Mainly severe gales.

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.
3 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.
18
Light winds from the NNW
(18 kph at 330).
0.0 km
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
30 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 315).
11
327 km SE
1474m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
6
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
partially cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 293).
3
Universidad Católica Norte- Antofagasta
360 km NW
238m alt.
3 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
14°C
partially cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: scattered
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
365 km SE
454m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: 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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