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

Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 1 am Mon 17 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Wed night, min -27°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NE by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri afternoon, min -18°C on Thu morning). Mainly gales.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
5300
5750
5650
6050
6150
6350
9050
km/h
135
NW
155
NW
85
NNW
120
NNW
125
NNW
15
NE
50
SSE
40
SSE
45
SW
65
SSW
60
SW
55
WSW
45
SW
50
SW
55
WSW
50
W
60
W
50
W
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
max °C
-20
-20
-21
-21
-22
-24
-24
-20
-18
-16
-15
-15
-14
-13
-15
-14
-14
-17
min °C
-21
-20
-23
-23
-22
-27
-26
-23
-20
-18
-15
-16
-16
-14
-15
-15
-15
-17
 chill °C
-43
-42
-43
-44
-44
-37
-42
-39
-35
-33
-30
-30
-30
-27
-28
-28
-30
-32
Freezing level m
3400
3250
2750
3100
3050
2050
2650
2650
2600
3650
3500
3150
4050
3850
3250
4000
3750
3250
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-21-20-22-22-22-26-25-22-19-17-15-16-15-14-15-15-15-17-16-16-18-18-17-22-21-18-16-14-12-12-11-10-12-11-11-14-10-9-13-12-10-15-14-12-11-8-5-7-5-3-7-5-4-8
Sunrise
7:01
7:01
7:00
6:58
6:58
6:56
Sunset
6:15
6:15
6:15
6:15
6:15
6:16

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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 -18°C on Wed night, min -27°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NE by Tue night).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri afternoon, min -18°C on Thu morning). Mainly 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.
2 hours ago
-
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.
51 minutes ago
7° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
3
327 km SE
1474m alt.
45 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
TucumanAero
349 km E
450m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
Mist
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
29 km
Mid: overcast
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
partially cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
9.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
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.
2 hours ago
12° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Low: overcast
Mid: overcast
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered

* 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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