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

Sierra Nevada Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile
Issued: 8 am Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun morning, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Mon morning, strong winds from the WNW by Tue morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu afternoon, min -21°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
Cloud base (m)
6750
6450
5400
5250
5250
5650
5250
5250
9250
8650
5800
km/h
80
NW
80
NW
70
NW
85
NW
70
NW
80
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
50
WNW
60
SSW
50
SSW
35
SSE
5
SSW
20
SW
30
W
60
W
85
WNW
95
WNW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
1
8
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-9
-9
-10
-11
-12
-13
-17
-17
-18
-16
-15
-15
-13
-11
-12
-13
-14
-17
min °C
-10
-9
-12
-12
-12
-17
-17
-17
-18
-18
-15
-16
-14
-12
-13
-14
-16
-21
 chill °C
-24
-23
-27
-26
-26
-32
-31
-31
-31
-34
-28
-28
-14
-20
-26
-28
-33
-40
Freezing level m
4500
4950
4450
4300
4300
4000
3650
4050
3400
3300
4000
3650
3950
4550
4050
3950
4350
3600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-10-9-11-12-12-15-17-17-18-17-15-16-14-12-13-14-15-19-6-5-7-8-8-11-13-12-14-13-11-12-9-7-9-10-10-1523-1-2-2-5-5-4-8-7-4-5-31-3-2-3-8
Sunrise
7:18
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:11
—
—
Sunset
—
7:31
—
—
7:32
—
—
7:32
—
—
7:34
—
—
7:34
—
—
7:34
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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun morning, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Mon morning, strong winds from the WNW by Tue morning).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu afternoon, min -21°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, stormy 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
Copiapó Universidad de Atacama
200 km SW
478m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto Atacama Airport
233 km SW
204m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
cloudy
No report.
18
Light winds from the NNW
(18 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
42 minutes ago
28°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 23).
14
ASCATB289E26S
286 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 201).
- km
ASCATB289E27S
296 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
10
Light winds from the SW
(10 kph at 215).
- km
ASCATB289E25S
301 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
3
Calm
(3 kph at 206).
- km
ASCATB289E28S
302 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 65).
- km
327 km SE
1474m alt.
25 minutes ago
28°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
347 km ENE
1146m alt.
32 minutes ago
33°C
Dry
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 135).
23
TucumanAero
349 km E
450m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
27 km
Mid: clear

* 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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