Sierra Nevada weather
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Sierra Nevada Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile
Issued: 2 pm Tue 15 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue afternoon, min -17°C on Thu night). Mainly severe gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun morning, min -19°C on Fri night). Mainly severe gales.

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
8950
6200
5200
5500
5200
5300
5250
5250
km/h
60
WNW
65
WNW
60
W
60
WNW
65
WNW
55
WNW
45
WNW
80
WNW
55
WNW
35
NW
40
WNW
70
WNW
55
WNW
40
WSW
35
SW
45
W
55
WNW
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Snowflake cm
4
12
1
5
 mm
max °C
-14
-15
-14
-14
-15
-15
-15
-16
-17
-17
-17
-17
-17
-15
-12
-12
-15
min °C
-14
-16
-15
-15
-16
-16
-15
-17
-17
-17
-19
-18
-18
-18
-14
-13
-16
 chill °C
-28
-32
-30
-30
-32
-30
-28
-33
-32
-30
-33
-34
-33
-32
-26
-26
-31
Freezing level m
4150
3400
3500
4250
3400
3550
4200
3600
3350
3750
3400
3150
3750
2950
3350
4150
3200
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-14-16-15-15-16-16-15-17-17-17-18-18-18-17-13-13-16-10-13-11-10-12-11-11-13-13-13-15-14-13-14-10-9-12-3-7-5-3-6-5-3-7-6-5-9-7-6-9-5-3-7
Sunrise
7:30
7:28
7:28
7:26
7:26
Sunset
7:27
7:28
7:28
7:28
7:29
7:29

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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 Tue afternoon, min -17°C on Thu night). Mainly severe gales.

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun morning, min -19°C on Fri night). Mainly severe gales.

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.
4 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto Atacama Airport
233 km SW
204m alt.
3 hours ago
15°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the N
(26 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
58 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 113 degs) was rejected.
327 km SE
1474m alt.
1 hour ago
21°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
3 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 060 to 360 degs)
(9 kph at 180).
0.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Mid: broken
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
Dry
14
Light winds from the SSW
(14 kph at 203).
21
Universidad Católica Norte- Antofagasta
360 km NW
238m alt.
4 hours ago
13°C
No report.
Wind obs. (58 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
Salta Airport
362 km ENE
691m alt.
3 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
365 km SSE
429m alt.
3 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 320).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
365 km SE
454m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 150).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken

* 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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