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

Sierra Nevada Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile
Issued: 8 pm Tue 15 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed morning, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Thu night, moderate winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun morning, min -19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
8900
6300
6200
5300
5300
5250
5250
5300
5250
km/h
65
WNW
55
WNW
65
WNW
65
WNW
55
WNW
40
WNW
80
NW
50
WNW
45
WNW
55
WNW
55
W
50
WNW
60
W
40
W
55
W
45
WNW
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Snowflake cm
3
4
5
2
 mm
max °C
-15
-14
-14
-15
-15
-15
-15
-17
-17
-18
-17
-17
-16
-12
-13
-14
min °C
-16
-15
-14
-16
-16
-15
-18
-17
-17
-19
-18
-18
-17
-14
-13
-16
 chill °C
-32
-29
-28
-32
-30
-27
-34
-32
-31
-35
-33
-33
-33
-26
-26
-29
Freezing level m
3400
3500
4250
3450
3550
4150
3600
3400
3800
3350
3250
3700
3050
3450
4150
3300
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-16-15-14-16-16-15-17-17-17-19-18-18-17-13-13-15-13-11-10-12-11-11-13-13-12-15-14-13-13-10-9-12-7-5-3-6-5-4-7-6-5-9-7-6-8-4-3-7
Sunrise
7:30
7:28
7:28
7:26
7:26
Sunset
7:28
7:28
7:28
7:29
7:29

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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 -14°C on Wed morning, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Thu night, moderate winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun morning, min -19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Mon 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
Desierto Atacama Airport
233 km SW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
327 km SE
1474m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 315).
18
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 210).
9.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Mid: broken
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
54 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 23).
11
Salta Airport
362 km ENE
691m alt.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 320).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
365 km SE
454m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the NE
(20 kph at 40).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
386 km NW
710m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: broken
422 km S
961m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 259).
5
Jujuy Airport
425 km ENE
657m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 100).
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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