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Sierra Nevada Weather Forecast
Central Argentina-Chile · ChileIssued: 8 pm Wed 16 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 8 pm Wed 16 Sep Local Time
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3 Sierra Nevada Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu morning, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, gales from the WNW by Sat afternoon). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the W by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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clear | clear | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | heavy snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | |
Cloud base (m) | 9050 | 5900 | 5450 | 5300 | 5750 | 5200 | 5250 | 5250 | 5250 | 6000 | 5700 | 5850 | 5400 | |||
km/h | ||||||||||||||||
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 cm | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 12 | 6 | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -15 | -14 | -14 | -15 | -17 | -16 | -17 | -17 | -17 | -16 | -14 | -13 | -13 | -12 | -12 | -12 |
min °C | -16 | -16 | -15 | -18 | -18 | -16 | -20 | -19 | -18 | -16 | -15 | -13 | -15 | -14 | -12 | -14 |
chill °C | -31 | -31 | -27 | -33 | -33 | -28 | -36 | -36 | -35 | -32 | -30 | -26 | -21 | -20 | -20 | -24 |
Freezing level m | 3450 | 3500 | 4050 | 3600 | 3400 | 3800 | 3150 | 2850 | 3600 | 3450 | 3300 | 3900 | 3450 | 3450 | 4250 | 3200 |
 | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:30 | — |
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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu morning, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, gales from the WNW by Sat afternoon).
Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):
A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the W by Sun 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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
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Copiapó Universidad de Atacama | |||||
Desierto Atacama Airport |  | ||||
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport |  | ||||
Universidad Católica Norte- Antofagasta | |||||
Salta Airport |  | ||||
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* 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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