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

Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 7 pm Sun 14 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue morning, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Tue morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat morning, min -22°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Wed night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
km/h
60
W
55
W
60
W
50
W
50
WNW
50
WNW
55
NW
65
NW
90
WNW
80
NW
60
NW
40
WNW
65
SSW
50
SSW
65
SSW
80
SW
75
WSW
80
W
75
W
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
19
11
8
4
max °C
-12
-11
-11
-11
-10
-10
-12
-12
-12
-14
-19
-22
-20
-16
-14
-14
-13
-13
-15
min °C
-13
-12
-11
-12
-11
-12
-13
-12
-13
-17
-21
-22
-22
-18
-15
-15
-14
-15
-17
-27
-25
-24
-24
-23
-25
-26
-26
-29
-35
-38
-38
-37
-33
-30
-30
-29
-31
-34
4250
4550
4550
4300
4650
4600
4350
4450
4050
3700
3300
3150
1900
3150
3050
2950
3950
3400
3150
Cloud base (m)
9450
6500
5750
5200
5200
5200
5250
8800
8950
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-13-12-11-12-11-11-13-12-13-16-20-22-21-17-15-15-14-14-16-9-8-6-8-7-7-8-8-9-12-16-17-18-15-12-12-11-10-13-2-11-102-1-1-2-5-9-10-12-10-6-8-5-5-8
Sunrise
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:20
Sunset
5:49
5:49
5:49
5:49
5:50
5:50

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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue morning, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Tue morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat morning, min -22°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Wed night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu 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
-
Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto Atacama Airport
233 km SW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 248).
3
333 km ESE
973m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 248).
3
Tucuma / eniente
352 km E
450m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
cloudy
Drizzle
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 110).
2.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
49 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 158).
3
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.
3 hours ago
11° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
365 km SSE
429m alt.
3 hours ago
12° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 290).
8.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: broken
365 km SE
454m alt.
3 hours ago
11° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
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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