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

Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 1 pm Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (stormy winds from the W on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue morning, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sat afternoon, severe gales from the WSW by Tue morning).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
6000
5900
9500
5900
5850
6750
5300
5700
5250
km/h
100
W
105
W
120
WNW
135
WNW
145
WNW
155
W
155
WNW
140
WNW
140
WNW
135
WNW
130
WNW
140
WNW
135
WNW
120
W
100
W
95
WSW
90
WSW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
max °C
-14
-15
-14
-14
-15
-14
-14
-16
-15
-15
-18
-17
-18
-17
-14
-12
-12
min °C
-14
-16
-16
-14
-16
-15
-15
-16
-16
-16
-18
-18
-18
-19
-15
-12
-12
 chill °C
-30
-34
-35
-32
-36
-35
-35
-36
-36
-36
-38
-39
-39
-39
-33
-28
-28
Freezing level m
4000
3450
4100
4050
3450
3850
3750
3150
3800
3700
3250
3450
3300
2550
3300
3650
2950
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-14-16-15-14-16-15-15-16-16-16-18-18-18-18-15-12-12-10-13-11-10-12-11-11-13-12-12-15-14-14-15-12-9-10-3-7-5-3-6-5-5-8-7-5-9-8-7-9-8-4-6
Sunrise
6:52
6:50
6:50
6:48
6:48
Sunset
6:19
6:19
6:19
6:20
6:20
6:21

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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 Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (stormy winds from the W on Wed afternoon, extremely windy from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue morning, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Sat afternoon, severe gales 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.
4 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto de Atacama Airport
234 km SW
197m alt.
3 hours ago
15°C
clear
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 200).
9.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
1 hour ago
28°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 135).
11
327 km SE
1474m alt.
45 minutes ago
32°C
Dry
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 90).
48
333 km ESE
973m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
-
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
3 hours ago
23°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
45 minutes ago
28°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 270).
18
Universidad Católica Norte- Antofagasta
360 km NW
238m alt.
4 hours ago
13°C
No report.
Wind obs. (58 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
Salta Airport
362 km ENE
691m alt.
3 hours ago
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Mid: broken
High: broken
365 km SSE
429m alt.
3 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 70).
0.0 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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