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

Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 7 am Wed 22 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri afternoon, min -19°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Thu morning, gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat afternoon, min -21°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Sat night, extremely windy from the WNW by Mon night).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5950
5250
5250
5750
6900
6150
5950
8000
7150
km/h
85
W
90
W
75
W
95
W
90
WSW
80
WSW
80
WSW
85
WSW
70
W
65
W
65
W
65
W
70
WNW
75
WNW
90
WNW
100
WNW
95
WNW
100
WNW
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Snowflake cm
2
3
1
 mm
max °C
-19
-18
-17
-16
-15
-16
-13
-12
-14
-13
-12
-13
-13
-13
-15
-15
-15
-18
min °C
-19
-19
-18
-17
-15
-16
-15
-13
-14
-14
-13
-14
-14
-14
-16
-17
-16
-21
 chill °C
-38
-37
-35
-35
-32
-33
-31
-28
-30
-29
-27
-28
-29
-30
-33
-35
-34
-42
Freezing level m
3100
3350
3300
3700
3750
3400
4100
4100
3500
4150
4100
3600
4050
3900
3500
3750
3700
3000
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-19-19-18-17-15-16-14-13-14-14-13-14-14-14-16-16-16-20-15-15-14-13-11-13-10-9-11-10-9-11-10-10-12-12-12-16-9-8-8-6-5-7-4-2-5-4-2-5-5-3-6-7-5-9
Sunrise
7:18
7:18
7:18
7:16
7:16
7:16
Sunset
6:01
6:02
6:02
6:04
6:04
6:04

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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri afternoon, min -19°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Thu morning, gales from the WSW by Fri night).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat afternoon, min -21°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Sat night, extremely windy from the WNW 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
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.
1 hour ago
6° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 338 degs) was rejected.
347 km ENE
1146m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 90).
6
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
9.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: overcast
High: broken
353 km SE
577m alt.
28 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
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
9° C
clear
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: scattered
High: broken
365 km SE
454m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
clear
Drizzle
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 200).
2.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: overcast

* 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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