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

Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 1 am Thu 06 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu morning, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WSW on Thu night, extremely windy from the W by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon morning, min -17°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun morning, near gales from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
7100
7200
7100
5700
5750
5200
5900
5200
5200
km/h
95
WSW
85
WSW
85
W
90
W
100
W
105
W
95
W
90
W
105
W
110
WNW
95
WNW
90
WNW
85
WNW
80
WNW
90
WNW
85
WNW
60
WNW
90
WNW
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Snowflake cm
2
5
6
1
5
21
 mm
max °C
-13
-13
-14
-15
-14
-15
-15
-15
-16
-15
-15
-15
-14
-14
-15
-14
-14
-14
min °C
-16
-13
-16
-16
-15
-17
-17
-16
-17
-17
-16
-15
-15
-15
-16
-15
-15
-15
 chill °C
-34
-29
-33
-33
-32
-36
-35
-33
-36
-36
-34
-32
-31
-31
-33
-32
-30
-32
Freezing level m
4100
4250
3800
4100
4050
3500
3900
4000
3600
3950
4000
3950
3750
3750
3600
4000
3900
3800
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-15-13-15-16-15-16-16-16-17-16-16-15-15-15-16-15-15-15-11-9-11-11-10-12-12-11-13-12-11-11-11-11-12-11-11-11-5-2-4-4-3-6-6-4-6-5-4-4-4-4-6-4-4-5
Sunrise
7:09
7:09
7:09
7:07
7:07
7:07
Sunset
6:08
6:09
6:09
6:10
6:10
6:12

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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu morning, min -17°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WSW on Thu night, extremely windy from the W by Sat night).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon morning, min -17°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sun morning, near gales from the WNW by Tue 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
8° C
No report.
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.
0.0 km
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
58 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 338).
10
333 km ESE
973m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 23 degs) was rejected.
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
partially cloudy
Fog -.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
0.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 135).
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
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 210 to 270 degs)
(11 kph at 240).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: scattered
365 km SE
454m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
clear
Mist -.
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 40).
1.5 km
Low: 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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