– Lat/Long: 26.48° S 68.59° W
Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, ChileIssued: 1 am Thu 13 Aug Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 1 am Thu 13 Aug Local Time
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Update imminent hr min s
Issued: 1 am Thu 13 Aug Local Time
Updates in:
Update imminent hr min s
3 Sierra Nevada Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WNW on Thu morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat afternoon). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun afternoon, min -24°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Mon night, severe gales from the NW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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mod. snow | mod. snow | light snow | some clouds | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | light snow | snow shwrs | |
Cloud base (m) | 5200 | 5200 | 5850 | 5300 | 5200 | 5200 | 9150 | 5450 | 8900 | 5200 | 5750 | 5200 | 5300 | 5200 | 5200 | |||
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 cm | 7 | 10 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -18 | -17 | -18 | -17 | -17 | -17 | -18 | -18 | -19 | -18 | -17 | -19 | -19 | -19 | -20 | -20 | -20 | -21 |
min °C | -18 | -18 | -19 | -18 | -17 | -20 | -20 | -18 | -20 | -19 | -18 | -20 | -21 | -19 | -21 | -21 | -20 | -24 |
chill °C | -35 | -36 | -37 | -37 | -36 | -41 | -41 | -39 | -42 | -40 | -39 | -41 | -43 | -40 | -44 | -42 | -40 | -47 |
Freezing level m | 3500 | 3650 | 3150 | 3550 | 3650 | 2550 | 3450 | 3400 | 2800 | 3400 | 3350 | 2550 | 3450 | 3300 | 2050 | 3150 | 3200 | 2600 |
 | 7:05 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
 | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — |
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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WNW on Thu morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat afternoon).
Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):
A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun afternoon, min -24°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NNW on Mon night, severe gales from the NW by Tue 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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
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Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport |  | ||||
Salta Airport |  | ||||
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Antofagasta | | ||||
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* 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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