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

Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 7 pm Thu 02 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu night, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sat morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed afternoon, min -22°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
km/h
110
WNW
115
WNW
130
WNW
130
WNW
145
WNW
140
WNW
125
WNW
95
WNW
90
WNW
65
W
60
WSW
45
WSW
40
SW
30
WSW
35
W
45
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
W
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Snowflake cm
5
3
 mm
max °C
-17
-18
-17
-17
-18
-18
-19
-19
-19
-20
-18
-17
-17
-14
-14
-14
-12
-11
-13
min °C
-19
-19
-17
-19
-19
-18
-19
-19
-19
-22
-20
-17
-18
-16
-15
-16
-14
-12
-14
 chill °C
-39
-38
-37
-40
-41
-39
-40
-38
-38
-40
-37
-32
-31
-28
-27
-28
-26
-22
-25
Freezing level m
3500
3800
3900
3500
3350
3350
2800
3450
3450
2750
3450
3550
3000
3850
3950
3400
4150
4100
3600
Cloud base (m)
6950
6800
6050
5250
5200
5200
7000
7000
6950
9350
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-18-19-17-18-19-18-19-19-19-21-19-17-18-15-15-15-13-12-14-14-14-12-14-15-14-16-15-15-17-15-13-14-12-11-12-10-8-10-7-6-5-7-8-7-9-9-8-10-9-6-9-6-4-6-4-2-5
Sunrise
7:22
7:22
7:22
7:22
7:22
7:22
Sunset
5:53
5:53
5:53
5:54
5:54
5:55

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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 Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu night, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sat morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed afternoon, min -22°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed 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.
3 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.
Wind obs. (18 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
2 hours ago
1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 293).
3
333 km ESE
973m alt.
2 hours ago
3° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 68).
6
347 km ENE
1146m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 135).
13
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
clear
Drizzle
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 140).
5.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
2 hours ago
4° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 180).
6
Universidad Católica Norte- Antofagasta
360 km NW
238m alt.
3 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
6° C
partially cloudy
Shower - in the vicinity.
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
partially cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
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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