Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

 

Days 0-3 Sierra Nevada Weather Summary:

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri night, min -19°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (gales from the WNW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Days 3-6 Sierra Nevada Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed afternoon, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, stormy winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Days 6-9 Sierra Nevada Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri afternoon, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, extremely windy from the W by Sun night).

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
1
night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM
clear
clear
partially cloudy
partially cloudy
snow showers
partially cloudy
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Wind km/h
75 WNW75
60 WNW60
75 WNW75
85 WNW85
110 WNW110
130 WNW130
110 WNW110
95 WNW95
85 WNW85
70 WNW70
60 W60
50 W50
5 SSE5
15 WNW15
55 WNW55
75 WNW75
90 WNW90
70 W70
35 WSW35
50 WNW50
90 WNW90
105 WNW105
115 WNW115
120 WNW120
110 WNW110
115 WNW115
130 W130
clear clear some clouds some clouds snow shwrs some clouds snow shwrs clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear
See all weather maps
Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
High °C
-11 -13 -14 -15 -17 -16 -17 -18 -17 -18 -18 -16 -16 -16 -15 -17 -19 -15 -15 -14 -13 -15 -16 -16 -17 -18 -18
Low °C
-14 -14 -15 -16 -17 -17 -18 -19 -18 -20 -19 -17 -17 -17 -16 -19 -19 -17 -16 -15 -14 -17 -18 -16 -20 -20 -18
Chill °C
-25 -27 -29 -31 -36 -35 -37 -36 -34 -35 -33 -27 -23 -28 -29 -33 -38 -28 -26 -29 -29 -32 -35 -35 -36 -38 -38
Freezing level m
4150 3650 4100 3650 3300 3700 3100 2650 3700 3200 2800 3750 3400 3300 3950 3400 2800 3700 3300 3150 3950 3150 2500 3700 2950 2350 3400
Sea lvl6000ft12000ft18000ft24000ft30000ft
mountain backdrop mountain backdrop
-11-13-14-15-17-16-17-18-17-18-18-16-16-16-15-17-19-15-15-14-13-15-16-16-17-18-18-7-9-10-11-13-12-14-14-13-14-14-12-12-11-11-12-14-11-12-10-9-12-13-12-14-14-14-1-3-3-5-6-5-8-8-6-7-7-5-6-5-4-6-7-5-6-4-3-6-7-5-8-8-7
Sunrise
- 8:22 - - 8:22 - - 8:22 - - 8:22 - - 8:22 - - 8:22 - - 8:22 - - 8:22 - - 8:22 -
Sunset
- - 6:50 - - 6:51 - - 6:51 - - 6:51 - - 6:52 - - 6:52 - - 6:52 - - 6:52 - - 6:52

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Desierto Atacama
234 km SW
204m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
Low: overcast
Tucumán Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
350 km E
450m alt.
1 hour ago
14.0° C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 360).
27 km
Mid: clear
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
351 km E
450m alt.
1 hour ago
n/a° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 360).
Salta Airport
360 km ENE
1216m alt.
1 hour ago
12.3° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 340).
35 km
Mid: clear
Salta Airport
361 km ENE
1216m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 340).

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Sierra Nevada and within an acceptable time window.

Sierra Nevada Photos