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

Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 7 am Mon 31 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed morning, min -20°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Mon morning, gales from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu morning, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the W on Thu night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat night).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
7000
6800
7200
5200
km/h
90
WSW
85
WSW
95
WSW
75
SW
70
WSW
85
W
90
W
90
W
90
W
90
W
80
W
85
W
90
W
95
W
90
WNW
90
WNW
95
WNW
105
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-18
-15
-13
-10
-10
-11
-9
-9
-11
-11
-12
-14
-14
-14
-16
-17
-16
-18
min °C
-20
-16
-15
-11
-11
-12
-11
-10
-12
-13
-13
-15
-15
-15
-18
-18
-17
-20
 chill °C
-40
-33
-31
-26
-25
-26
-26
-24
-27
-28
-28
-31
-32
-32
-36
-36
-35
-40
Freezing level m
3050
3100
2900
4300
4000
3550
4350
4150
3650
4250
4100
3450
4050
3950
3150
3750
3800
3000
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:48
6:47
6:46
6:45
6:43
6:43
Sunset
6:21
6:21
6:22
6:22
6:22
6:22

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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 -9°C on Wed morning, min -20°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Mon morning, gales from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu morning, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the W on Thu night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat 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.
3 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
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (18 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
58 minutes ago
20°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 68 degs) was rejected.
327 km SE
1474m alt.
27 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
Wind obs. (13 kph from 135 degs) was rejected.
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
7.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
53 minutes ago
26°C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 158 degs) was rejected.
Universidad Católica Norte- Antofagasta
360 km NW
238m alt.
3 hours ago
13°C
No report.
58
Near gales from the SW
(58 kph at 220).
362 km ESE
368m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
-
Salta Airport
362 km ENE
691m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 160).
0.0 km

* 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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