Sierra Nevada weather
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Sierra Nevada Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile
Issued: 8 pm Sat 12 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue morning, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun night, gales from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed morning, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
6300
6700
6400
9500
km/h
45
WNW
45
W
60
W
40
SW
60
W
65
W
60
WSW
40
W
50
WNW
60
WNW
60
W
65
WNW
70
WNW
80
WNW
90
WNW
65
NW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-18
-19
-18
-18
-17
-16
-16
-14
-14
-15
-13
-13
-15
-16
-15
-17
min °C
-20
-19
-19
-19
-18
-16
-16
-15
-15
-16
-15
-14
-17
-16
-16
-18
 chill °C
-35
-34
-35
-35
-34
-32
-32
-28
-29
-31
-30
-28
-34
-33
-32
-34
Freezing level m
3000
3150
3700
2950
3050
3800
3150
3450
4200
3400
3550
4300
3300
3300
4100
3350
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-19-19-19-19-18-16-16-15-15-16-14-14-16-16-16-18-15-15-14-15-13-12-13-11-10-12-10-10-12-12-11-14-8-8-7-9-8-6-7-5-3-7-5-3-7-6-4-7
Sunrise
7:33
7:31
7:31
7:30
7:28
Sunset
7:25
7:27
7:27
7:28
7:28

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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue morning, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun night, gales from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed morning, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

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 de Atacama Airport
234 km SW
197m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
49 minutes ago
2°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 113).
3
327 km SE
1474m alt.
3 hours ago
-1°C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 135).
13
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
Drizzle
Wind obs. (19 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
37 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 113).
6
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
7°C
clear
Moderate rain .
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 30).
4.8 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: overcast
365 km SE
454m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: overcast
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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