Sierra Nevada weather
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Sierra Nevada Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile
Issued: 2 pm Tue 20 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed afternoon, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Thu night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun morning, min -17°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Sun night).

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
6400
5250
6750
6250
6600
6600
7350
8800
7400
7400
km/h
125
WNW
105
WNW
105
WNW
110
WNW
100
WNW
120
WNW
115
WNW
75
WNW
90
WNW
105
WNW
95
WNW
100
WNW
100
W
75
WSW
70
WSW
65
W
50
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-16
-17
-15
-13
-15
-15
-14
-15
-14
-14
-15
-16
-17
-16
-12
-12
-12
min °C
-17
-18
-16
-14
-16
-15
-14
-16
-15
-14
-16
-17
-17
-17
-14
-12
-15
 chill °C
-36
-37
-34
-31
-34
-34
-32
-33
-32
-31
-34
-35
-35
-33
-29
-26
-30
Freezing level m
4000
3200
3600
4300
3750
3800
4250
3600
3800
4300
3650
3600
3950
3450
3900
4500
4150
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-17-18-16-14-16-15-14-16-15-14-16-17-17-17-13-12-14-12-14-12-9-12-11-9-12-11-10-12-13-12-13-9-7-10-5-7-5-2-5-4-3-6-4-2-6-5-5-6-30-3
Sunrise
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—
6:52
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—
6:52
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:50
—
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Sunset
7:44
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7:44
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7:45
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7:45
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7:45
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7:46
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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed afternoon, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Tue afternoon, severe gales from the WNW by Thu night).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun morning, min -17°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Sun 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.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Copiapó Universidad de Atacama
200 km SW
478m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto Atacama Airport
233 km SW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
partially cloudy
No report.
18
Light winds from the NNW
(18 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 203).
3
327 km SE
1474m alt.
46 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 0).
27
333 km ESE
973m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 0).
11
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Low: broken
353 km SE
577m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
Dry
14
Light winds from the NNE
(14 kph at 23).
29
Universidad Católica Norte- Antofagasta
360 km NW
238m alt.
2 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
19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the NE.(Wind varies from 030 to 090 degs)
(13 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few

* 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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