Sierra Nevada weather
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Sierra Nevada Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile
Issued: 8 am Sun 13 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue morning, min -20°C on Sun morning). Mainly gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed morning, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Wed night, near gales from the WNW by Fri night).

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
6700
6650
9550
6100
5700
5200
5350
km/h
45
W
55
W
40
WSW
60
W
60
WSW
60
SW
35
W
50
WNW
60
WNW
55
W
70
WNW
80
WNW
65
WNW
60
WNW
70
WNW
60
NW
55
WNW
55
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
4
2
1
 mm
max °C
-19
-18
-18
-18
-17
-16
-14
-14
-16
-13
-14
-15
-14
-15
-15
-18
-17
-18
min °C
-20
-18
-19
-18
-17
-17
-15
-14
-16
-15
-14
-16
-16
-16
-19
-19
-18
-19
 chill °C
-35
-33
-35
-34
-32
-33
-27
-27
-31
-29
-29
-33
-31
-31
-36
-35
-33
-34
Freezing level m
3150
3700
2900
3050
3750
3100
3400
4150
3450
3500
4250
3250
3350
4200
3750
3300
3700
3050
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-20-18-19-18-17-17-15-14-16-14-14-16-15-16-17-19-18-19-15-14-15-14-13-13-11-10-13-10-10-13-11-11-13-15-13-15-8-7-9-8-6-8-5-3-7-5-3-7-6-3-7-8-6-9
Sunrise
7:33
7:31
7:31
7:30
7:28
7:28
Sunset
7:25
7:27
7:27
7:28
7:28
7:28

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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue morning, min -20°C on Sun morning). Mainly gales.

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed morning, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Wed night, near gales from the WNW by Fri 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.
Wind obs. (18 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Desierto Atacama Airport
233 km SW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
1 hour ago
2°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
6
327 km SE
1474m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
5
TucumanAero
349 km E
450m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
light rain
Continuous light drizzle.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
4.5 km
Mid: overcast
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
partially cloudy
Light rain .
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
4.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
light rain
Light rain .
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
4.5 km
Mid: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
56 minutes ago
7°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 113).
6
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.

* 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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