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

Sierra Nevada Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile
Issued: 2 am Thu 22 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun morning, min -19°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
AM
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
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
6400
6550
6800
9150
9150
7150
5750
5200
5300
5750
5300
km/h
120
WNW
110
WNW
90
WNW
95
WNW
110
WNW
100
WNW
105
WNW
105
WNW
80
WSW
70
WSW
60
W
45
WNW
65
WNW
70
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
40
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
13
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—
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-14
-13
-14
-14
-13
-15
-16
-16
-16
-12
-12
-12
-14
-14
-16
-18
-17
-17
min °C
-15
-13
-16
-15
-14
-16
-16
-16
-18
-14
-12
-15
-15
-15
-18
-19
-17
-18
 chill °C
-33
-30
-34
-32
-32
-34
-34
-34
-36
-29
-26
-29
-30
-30
-33
-34
-32
-31
Freezing level m
3850
4350
3700
3850
4300
3650
3600
4000
3350
3750
4500
4150
4050
4050
3600
3500
4000
3250
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-15-13-15-15-14-16-16-16-17-13-12-14-15-15-17-19-17-18-10-9-12-10-9-12-12-12-13-9-7-10-10-11-13-14-13-14-3-2-6-3-2-6-5-5-7-30-3-3-3-6-7-5-8
Sunrise
6:52
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:50
—
—
6:48
—
—
6:48
—
—
Sunset
—
7:45
—
—
7:45
—
—
7:45
—
—
7:46
—
—
7:46
—
—
7:47
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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 Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Thu morning, severe gales from the WSW by Sat night).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Sun morning, min -19°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Tue 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.
2 hours ago
11°C
partially cloudy
No report.
18
Light winds from the NNW
(18 kph at 330).
Low: no cloud
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 68).
6
327 km SE
1474m alt.
58 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 315).
13
333 km ESE
973m alt.
33 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 158).
0
347 km ENE
1146m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
0
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Mid: scattered
353 km SE
577m alt.
46 minutes ago
23°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 225).
18
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
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: clear

* 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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