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

Sierra Nevada Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile
Issued: 2 am Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat morning, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (gales from the W on Sat night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu morning, min -18°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Wed morning, severe gales from the WNW by Thu night).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
5250
5450
7000
6250
6000
6250
5700
5250
5650
6600
6350
5300
6350
7000
9600
9550
9400
km/h
95
WSW
90
WSW
80
WSW
75
W
90
W
90
WNW
100
WNW
80
WNW
90
WNW
105
WNW
110
WNW
95
WNW
115
WNW
115
WNW
100
WNW
100
WNW
110
WNW
85
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-15
-15
-16
-16
-15
-15
-16
-17
-17
-18
-16
-17
-15
-14
-15
-13
-13
-14
min °C
-16
-15
-17
-16
-15
-16
-17
-17
-18
-18
-16
-18
-16
-14
-16
-14
-13
-14
 chill °C
-33
-32
-34
-32
-32
-33
-34
-34
-36
-37
-34
-36
-35
-32
-34
-31
-30
-31
Freezing level m
3450
4100
3400
3750
4150
3700
3500
3900
3450
3500
4000
3500
3600
4200
3550
3900
4400
3700
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-16-15-17-16-15-16-17-17-18-18-16-18-16-14-16-14-13-14-12-11-13-12-11-12-13-12-14-14-12-13-12-10-12-10-9-11-5-4-7-5-3-6-6-4-7-6-4-7-5-3-6-3-2-5
Sunrise
6:56
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—
6:56
—
—
6:54
—
—
6:54
—
—
6:52
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—
6:52
—
—
Sunset
—
7:42
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—
7:43
—
—
7:43
—
—
7:44
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—
7:44
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—
7:45
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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 Sat morning, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (gales from the W on Sat night, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun night).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu morning, min -18°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Wed morning, severe gales from the WNW by Thu 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.
4 hours ago
16°C
clear
No report.
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 270).
0.0 km
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
0
327 km SE
1474m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 315).
13
333 km ESE
973m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 45).
11
347 km ENE
1146m alt.
3 hours ago
14°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 315).
3
TucumanAero
349 km E
450m alt.
4 hours ago
16°C
Mist
Wind obs. (6 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
29 km
Mid: overcast
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
4 hours ago
16°C
light rain
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
Wind obs. (10 kph from 23 degs) was rejected.
Salta Airport
362 km ENE
691m alt.
3 hours ago
13°C
moderate rain
Intermittent light rain.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
27 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
365 km SSE
429m alt.
4 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
Light rain .
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
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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