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

Sierra Nevada Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile
Issued: 8 pm Fri 23 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun morning, min -16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri night, near gales from the W by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Mon night, moderate winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
8900
9450
9450
7300
6950
6700
5200
9100
5950
6650
5750
km/h
110
WNW
100
W
105
W
85
WSW
70
WSW
70
W
55
W
60
WNW
75
WNW
70
WNW
60
W
55
W
40
WNW
60
NW
60
NW
50
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-14
-16
-15
-15
-11
-11
-12
-14
-14
-16
-16
-15
-15
-15
-15
-16
min °C
-16
-16
-16
-16
-13
-11
-14
-14
-15
-18
-17
-15
-16
-15
-15
-18
 chill °C
-34
-34
-34
-33
-28
-25
-28
-28
-30
-35
-32
-29
-28
-30
-30
-30
Freezing level m
3650
3700
4050
3550
3950
4600
4150
4050
4300
3750
3600
4150
3750
3800
4200
3700
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-15-16-16-16-12-11-13-14-15-17-17-15-16-15-15-17-11-12-11-12-8-7-9-10-10-13-12-11-12-11-11-13-5-5-4-6-21-3-3-3-6-5-3-5-4-3-7
Sunrise
—
6:50
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:48
—
—
6:48
—
—
6:47
—
—
Sunset
—
—
7:45
—
—
7:46
—
—
7:46
—
—
7:47
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7:49
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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sun morning, min -16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Fri night, near gales from the W by Sun night).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Mon night, moderate winds from the WSW by Wed 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.
3 hours ago
8°C
No report.
Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto Atacama Airport
233 km SW
204m alt.
3 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.
1 hour ago
13°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 68).
3
327 km SE
1474m alt.
58 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 180).
0
333 km ESE
973m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 203).
0
347 km ENE
1146m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
Dry
Wind obs. (10 kph from 113 degs) was rejected.
TucumanAero
349 km E
450m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
light rain
Intermittent light rain.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 230).
4.5 km
Mid: overcast
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
3 hours ago
18°C
clear
Light rain .
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 240).
4.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 68).
6
Universidad Católica Norte- Antofagasta
360 km NW
238m alt.
3 hours ago
13°C
No report.
58
Near gales from the SW
(58 kph at 220).

* 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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