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

Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 7 pm Thu 23 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sat morning, min -17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the W by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun night, min -21°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (gales from the WNW on Sun night, extremely windy from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5250
5950
9450
9300
8450
6900
6750
6750
6250
6700
6300
6200
km/h
85
WSW
80
WSW
90
WSW
70
W
65
W
60
W
60
W
60
W
65
WNW
80
WNW
90
WNW
105
WNW
105
WNW
110
WNW
105
W
75
W
75
WNW
80
W
75
W
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
-16
-14
-13
-14
-12
-12
-13
-12
-12
-14
-16
-16
-17
-20
-20
-18
-17
-16
-16
min °C
-17
-15
-14
-15
-14
-12
-15
-14
-13
-16
-17
-16
-20
-20
-21
-21
-17
-16
-18
 chill °C
-34
-31
-30
-30
-29
-26
-30
-28
-27
-32
-34
-34
-40
-40
-41
-40
-34
-33
-35
Freezing level m
3500
3950
4050
3500
4200
4100
3550
4200
4050
3700
3800
3800
3200
3400
3250
3000
3700
3850
3100
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-17-15-14-15-13-12-14-13-13-15-17-16-19-20-21-20-17-16-17-13-11-9-11-10-9-10-9-9-12-12-12-15-16-17-16-14-11-13-6-5-3-6-4-2-5-4-2-6-6-5-9-9-9-10-7-5-7
Sunrise
7:18
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:15
Sunset
6:02
6:04
6:04
6:04
6:05
6:05

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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 -12°C on Sat morning, min -17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the W by Sat night).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun night, min -21°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (gales from the WNW on Sun night, extremely windy from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

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
-
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.
18
Light winds from the NNW
(18 kph at 330).
0.0 km
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
1 hour ago
3° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 293).
3
333 km ESE
973m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
6
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
8.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
27 minutes ago
9° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 293).
6
Universidad Católica Norte- Antofagasta
360 km NW
238m alt.
3 hours ago
13° C
No report.
Wind obs. (58 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
Salta Airport
362 km ENE
691m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
clear
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: broken
365 km SE
454m alt.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the NE
(22 kph at 40).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: 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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