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

Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 2 pm Sun 06 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun afternoon, min -19°C on Mon night). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat morning, min -24°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Thu night, gales from the WNW by Sat morning).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
6600
6100
5250
5200
5200
5200
5200
5200
5250
5250
5250
5250
5250
8650
km/h
110
WNW
110
WNW
115
WNW
125
WNW
120
WNW
115
WNW
115
WNW
110
WNW
105
WNW
100
WNW
80
WNW
100
WNW
120
WNW
120
WNW
110
W
100
W
85
W
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Snowflake cm
14
14
8
17
3
2
3
4
3
 mm
max °C
-16
-18
-17
-17
-18
-17
-18
-18
-19
-19
-20
-20
-20
-22
-21
-20
-20
min °C
-17
-18
-18
-18
-19
-19
-18
-19
-19
-19
-22
-21
-21
-24
-22
-20
-21
 chill °C
-36
-37
-38
-38
-39
-39
-38
-39
-39
-38
-42
-41
-42
-48
-43
-40
-40
Freezing level m
3900
3100
3000
3800
3450
3450
3800
3500
3350
3650
3050
2650
3450
2300
1950
3300
2300
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-17-18-18-18-19-18-18-19-19-19-21-21-21-23-22-20-21-12-15-14-13-15-14-13-15-15-15-17-17-17-20-18-16-18-5-9-8-6-8-7-6-7-8-7-11-10-9-13-13-10-12
Sunrise
8:39
8:39
8:37
8:37
8:35
Sunset
8:22
8:23
8:23
8:24
8:24
8:24

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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sun afternoon, min -19°C on Mon night). Mainly extremely windy.

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sat morning, min -24°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Thu night, gales from the WNW by Sat morning).

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
-
Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto Atacama Airport
233 km SW
204m alt.
2 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.
47 minutes ago
1°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 158).
3
327 km SE
1474m alt.
1 hour ago
1°C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 0).
10
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
48 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
8
Light winds from the E
(8 kph at 90).
23
Universidad Católica Norte- Antofagasta
360 km NW
238m alt.
3 hours ago
13°C
No report.
Wind obs. (58 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
Salta Airport
362 km ENE
691m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
cloudy
Drizzle
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
7.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
365 km SE
454m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the NNE
(24 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: 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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