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

Sierra Nevada Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile
Issued: 2 am Wed 21 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed afternoon, min -17°C on Wed morning). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun afternoon, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
heavy snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
heavy snow
Cloud base (m)
6650
6150
6300
9500
9100
9000
9150
7100
6500
5200
km/h
105
WNW
105
WNW
105
WNW
120
WNW
105
WNW
90
WNW
100
WNW
120
WNW
90
WNW
95
WNW
105
WNW
80
WSW
70
WSW
65
W
50
W
55
WNW
70
NW
45
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
12
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-15
-14
-15
-14
-14
-15
-14
-14
-15
-16
-16
-16
-12
-11
-12
-12
-12
-17
min °C
-17
-14
-16
-15
-14
-16
-15
-14
-17
-17
-17
-17
-14
-11
-14
-13
-15
-18
 chill °C
-36
-31
-34
-34
-31
-34
-32
-32
-35
-35
-35
-34
-29
-24
-28
-26
-31
-32
Freezing level m
3500
4250
3750
3850
4300
3700
3800
4250
3550
3600
4000
3300
3700
4500
4150
4100
4300
3550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-16-14-16-15-14-16-15-14-16-17-17-17-13-11-13-13-14-18-12-10-12-11-9-12-11-10-13-12-12-14-10-7-9-9-10-14-5-2-6-3-3-6-4-3-6-5-5-7-30-3-2-3-7
Sunrise
6:52
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—
6:52
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:48
—
—
Sunset
—
7:44
—
—
7:45
—
—
7:45
—
—
7:45
—
—
7:46
—
—
7:46
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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed afternoon, min -17°C on Wed morning). Mainly extremely windy.

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun afternoon, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Mon 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.
3 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
6°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 225).
6
hy2c289E27S
284 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
8
Light winds from the SE
(8 kph at 142).
- km
hy2c289E26S
290 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
4
Calm
(4 kph at 305).
- km
hy2c289E25S
306 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
5
Calm
(5 kph at 205).
- km
hy2c288E27S
315 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
10
Light winds from the ENE
(10 kph at 65).
- km
327 km SE
1474m alt.
56 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3
333 km ESE
973m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 68).
0
347 km ENE
1146m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 293).
6

* 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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