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

Sierra Nevada Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile
Issued: 2 am Tue 06 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue afternoon, min -22°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the W on Tue morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Wed morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat morning, min -21°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Fri morning, strong winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5250
5750
5250
7100
7050
6450
6150
6050
7050
9350
6250
6100
6100
5750
5500
5300
km/h
75
W
90
WNW
95
WNW
115
WNW
110
WNW
100
NW
95
NW
100
NW
75
WNW
115
W
80
W
50
WNW
65
W
80
WNW
90
WNW
105
WNW
110
WNW
100
WNW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
3
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
1
1
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-16
-15
-16
-17
-16
-16
-17
-16
-21
-17
-16
-15
-14
-14
-16
-18
-18
-19
min °C
-16
-15
-18
-18
-17
-17
-17
-18
-22
-18
-16
-16
-15
-15
-18
-18
-18
-21
 chill °C
-32
-32
-37
-38
-36
-35
-35
-36
-41
-38
-32
-30
-30
-31
-37
-37
-37
-41
Freezing level m
3750
4200
3500
3500
3850
3650
3600
3850
2750
3050
3900
3300
3800
4050
3600
3400
3800
2800
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-16-15-17-18-17-17-17-17-22-18-16-16-15-15-17-18-18-20-11-10-13-13-12-13-13-13-18-14-12-12-11-11-13-14-13-17-4-3-7-6-5-6-6-6-11-7-5-6-4-4-6-7-6-11
Sunrise
7:07
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:05
—
—
7:05
—
—
7:03
—
—
7:03
—
—
Sunset
—
7:36
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:37
—
—
7:38
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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 -15°C on Tue afternoon, min -22°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the W on Tue morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Wed morning).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat morning, min -21°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Fri morning, strong winds 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
Desierto Atacama Airport
233 km SW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
light rain
Light rain .
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
327 km SE
1474m alt.
23 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 0).
14
333 km ESE
973m alt.
28 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 23).
6
347 km ENE
1146m alt.
59 minutes ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 23).
0
TucumanAero
349 km E
450m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 20).
27 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Tucuma / eniente
352 km E
450m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
light rain
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
52 minutes ago
21°C
Dry
10
Light winds from the ENE
(10 kph at 68).
24
Salta Airport
362 km ENE
691m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
Salta Airport
362 km ENE
691m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
35 km
Low: scattered
Mid: mostly cloudy
High: overcast
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 250).
0.0 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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