Sierra Nevada weather
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Sierra Nevada Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile
Issued: 8 pm Sun 20 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed afternoon, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon night, severe gales from the SW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat morning, min -11°C on Thu night). Mainly gales.

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
5250
5350
5250
km/h
55
WSW
50
WSW
50
W
45
SW
50
SW
65
SSW
65
SW
70
SW
70
SW
65
WSW
60
WSW
65
W
60
W
60
W
65
W
55
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-12
-10
-10
-11
-9
-9
-10
-9
-8
-9
-9
-9
-10
-9
-9
-10
min °C
-13
-11
-11
-11
-10
-10
-11
-11
-9
-10
-10
-9
-11
-10
-9
-10
 chill °C
-26
-23
-24
-23
-22
-22
-24
-25
-22
-23
-22
-22
-24
-23
-22
-22
Freezing level m
3600
3800
4350
3650
3800
4500
3950
4200
4800
4200
4300
4800
4250
4300
4850
4350
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-13-11-11-11-10-10-11-10-9-10-10-9-11-10-9-10-10-8-7-9-7-6-8-6-5-7-6-5-7-6-5-7-5-2-1-4-2-1-3-12-202-202-1
Sunrise
7:24
7:22
7:22
7:20
7:20
Sunset
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:30

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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Wed afternoon, min -13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon night, severe gales from the SW by Tue night).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sat morning, min -11°C on Thu night). Mainly 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
Desierto de Atacama Airport
234 km SW
197m alt.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the SW
(20 kph at 230).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
29 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 338).
6
333 km ESE
973m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
9.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
353 km SE
577m alt.
1 hour ago
28°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 293).
6
Salta Airport
362 km ENE
691m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: broken
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
19
Light winds from the WNW
(19 kph at 290).
0.0 km
365 km SE
454m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 50).
0.0 km
Low: scattered
372 km ENE
1219m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
0
386 km NW
710m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: overcast

* 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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