Sierra Nevada weather
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Sierra Nevada Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile
Issued: 8 am Wed 09 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri afternoon, min -23°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Thu night, gales from the WNW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Mon morning, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sat morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
5200
5250
5250
5250
5350
5250
6850
6950
6900
6800
km/h
115
WNW
115
WNW
95
WNW
110
WNW
130
WNW
155
W
85
W
85
W
75
WNW
65
WNW
60
WNW
40
WNW
45
W
55
W
50
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
50
W
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Snowflake cm
2
1
 mm
max °C
-20
-20
-21
-22
-22
-20
-18
-17
-18
-18
-17
-19
-18
-18
-18
-16
-16
-16
min °C
-20
-20
-22
-23
-22
-22
-20
-18
-20
-19
-18
-20
-19
-19
-19
-18
-16
-17
 chill °C
-41
-40
-42
-45
-44
-46
-38
-36
-38
-36
-33
-35
-33
-35
-34
-33
-30
-32
Freezing level m
3150
3400
2200
2350
3200
1450
2250
3550
3050
2900
3800
2800
2850
3650
2600
2850
3800
2950
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-20-20-22-23-22-21-19-18-19-19-18-20-19-19-19-17-16-17-16-16-19-18-18-19-16-13-15-14-14-17-15-15-16-14-12-14-9-9-14-12-11-16-10-6-10-8-6-11-9-7-11-7-6-9
Sunrise
7:37
7:37
7:35
7:35
7:33
7:31
Sunset
7:24
7:24
7:24
7:25
7:25
7:27

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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 -17°C on Fri afternoon, min -23°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Thu night, gales from the WNW by Fri night).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Mon morning, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sat morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sat 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.
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
partially cloudy
No report.
18
Light winds from the NNW
(18 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Desierto Atacama Airport
233 km SW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 180 to 270 degs)
(13 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
38 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 293).
18
327 km SE
1474m alt.
54 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 90).
34
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Mid: scattered
353 km SE
577m alt.
29 minutes ago
25°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 158).
26
Universidad Católica Norte- Antofagasta
360 km NW
238m alt.
3 hours ago
13°C
No report.
58
Near gales from the SW
(58 kph at 220).
Salta Airport
362 km ENE
691m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
clear
Haze
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
LA Rioj / apt VI
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
0.0 km

* 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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