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

Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 7 am Mon 13 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon morning, min -19°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu afternoon, min -21°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Thu morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Thu night).

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
km/h
35
W
40
W
45
WNW
45
NW
60
WNW
60
NW
75
NW
90
WNW
95
WNW
130
WNW
155
WNW
185
WNW
190
WNW
180
WNW
175
WNW
165
WNW
145
WNW
125
WNW
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Snowflake cm
2
3
5
9
27
 mm
max °C
-10
-10
-11
-11
-11
-13
-15
-15
-17
-18
-17
-17
-17
-17
-18
-19
-19
-20
min °C
-11
-10
-12
-12
-12
-15
-15
-15
-19
-19
-17
-18
-17
-17
-19
-19
-20
-21
 chill °C
-22
-20
-24
-24
-25
-30
-30
-32
-38
-39
-38
-40
-40
-39
-42
-42
-43
-43
Freezing level m
4850
4850
4550
4650
4550
4050
4200
4050
3650
3800
3700
3250
3350
3350
3000
3100
3100
3150
Cloud base (m)
9750
9200
6950
6400
6150
5800
5250
5450
5200
5200
5200
5200
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-11-10-12-12-12-14-15-15-18-19-17-18-17-17-19-19-20-21-6-5-7-8-7-10-11-11-13-14-12-14-14-13-15-15-16-1724101-3-3-3-6-6-5-8-8-7-9-9-9-10
Sunrise
7:22
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:20
Sunset
5:58
5:58
5:59
5:59
6:00
6:00

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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon morning, min -19°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Wed night).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu afternoon, min -21°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Thu morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Thu night).

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
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
cloudy
No report.
18
Light winds from the NNW
(18 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
44 minutes ago
17° C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 113).
10
333 km ESE
973m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
Dry
14
Light winds from the NE
(14 kph at 45).
26
347 km ENE
1146m alt.
3 hours ago
15° C
Dry
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 315).
21
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Mid: few
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 203 degs) was rejected.
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
14° C
clear
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: 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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