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

Sierra Nevada Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile
Issued: 8 pm Mon 14 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue morning, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Wed night, strong winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun morning, min -21°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Thu night, moderate winds from the NW by Fri night).

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
9500
6450
5900
5500
5400
5200
5250
5250
5300
km/h
50
SW
45
W
60
WNW
70
WNW
55
WNW
65
WNW
70
WNW
60
WNW
50
NW
75
WNW
50
WNW
40
NW
20
NW
60
W
60
W
40
WSW
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Snowflake cm
4
12
 mm
max °C
-16
-14
-14
-15
-14
-14
-15
-15
-15
-16
-17
-17
-17
-18
-17
-15
min °C
-16
-15
-15
-16
-16
-14
-16
-15
-16
-18
-18
-17
-21
-19
-18
-17
 chill °C
-32
-28
-30
-32
-31
-29
-32
-29
-29
-34
-33
-30
-35
-35
-34
-32
Freezing level m
3150
3450
4150
3400
3400
4200
3350
3500
4200
3600
3250
3750
3450
2900
3600
2900
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-16-15-15-16-15-14-16-15-16-17-18-17-19-19-18-16-13-11-10-13-11-10-12-11-11-13-14-13-15-15-13-13-8-5-3-7-5-3-7-5-3-7-7-5-9-9-6-8
Sunrise
7:31
7:30
7:28
7:28
7:26
Sunset
7:27
7:28
7:28
7:28
7:29

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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue morning, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Wed night, strong winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun morning, min -21°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Thu night, moderate winds from the NW by Fri 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
Desierto Atacama Airport
233 km SW
204m alt.
3 hours ago
14°C
clear
No report.
6
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 240 to 310 degs)
(6 kph at 270).
0.0 km
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
2 hours ago
3°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 23).
11
327 km SE
1474m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 315).
11
ASCATB288E28S
352 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
29
Fresh winds from the S
(29 kph at 188).
- km
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 20).
6.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Mid: broken
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 315).
3
ASCATB288E27S
357 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
27
Moderate winds from the S
(27 kph at 174).
- km
Salta Airport
362 km ENE
691m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
partially cloudy
Shower - in the vicinity.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
High: broken
365 km SSE
429m alt.
3 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
365 km SE
454m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 50).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken

* 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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