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

Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 1 pm Wed 01 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu afternoon, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue morning, min -20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
km/h
115
WNW
110
WNW
120
WNW
120
WNW
105
WNW
115
WNW
130
WNW
130
WNW
145
WNW
145
WNW
120
WNW
100
WNW
90
WNW
85
WNW
60
W
50
W
50
W
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Snowflake cm
1
2
 mm
max °C
-18
-17
-17
-16
-17
-18
-17
-17
-18
-17
-18
-18
-17
-18
-18
-18
-17
min °C
-18
-18
-18
-16
-19
-19
-17
-18
-19
-18
-19
-19
-17
-20
-20
-18
-19
 chill °C
-38
-37
-37
-35
-38
-38
-37
-38
-40
-39
-39
-38
-35
-39
-38
-33
-34
Freezing level m
3700
3500
3900
3900
3450
3850
3850
3400
3550
3400
3050
3600
3750
3300
3600
3800
3250
Cloud base (m)
9150
9050
9150
6900
6500
5750
5350
5300
5200
6950
6950
6450
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-18-18-18-16-18-19-17-18-19-18-19-19-17-19-19-18-18-13-14-13-12-14-14-13-14-14-14-15-14-13-15-15-13-14-6-7-6-4-7-7-5-7-8-7-9-8-6-8-8-5-8
Sunrise
7:22
7:22
7:22
7:22
7:22
Sunset
5:52
5:52
5:53
5:53
5:53
5:54

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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu afternoon, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Sat morning).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue morning, min -20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue 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
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (18 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
1 hour ago
4° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 315).
3
333 km ESE
973m alt.
39 minutes ago
4° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 270).
11
347 km ENE
1146m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 68 degs) was rejected.
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
clear
Drizzle
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 210).
3.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
2 hours ago
6° C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 158 degs) was rejected.
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
10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the NNE
(15 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: scattered
High: 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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