Sierra Nevada weather
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Sierra Nevada Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile
Issued: 2 am Thu 17 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu morning, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the W by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Sun morning). Mainly gales.

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
5850
5950
5400
5350
5250
5300
5200
5300
5950
5750
5650
6100
5350
9150
km/h
65
WNW
40
WNW
65
NW
50
WNW
35
NW
40
NW
65
WSW
65
W
70
WSW
65
W
45
WSW
25
W
25
SW
35
WSW
25
SW
35
SW
50
SW
60
SW
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Snowflake cm
6
2
8
8
 mm
max °C
-14
-14
-14
-17
-16
-17
-17
-16
-15
-14
-12
-13
-11
-10
-11
-9
-8
-9
min °C
-15
-15
-17
-17
-16
-20
-18
-17
-16
-15
-12
-15
-13
-11
-12
-10
-8
-11
 chill °C
-30
-27
-32
-31
-28
-36
-34
-33
-32
-30
-24
-25
-23
-22
-22
-20
-19
-24
Freezing level m
3600
4000
3700
3550
3900
3250
2950
3650
3450
3500
4250
3400
3700
4300
3350
3900
4800
4050
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-15-15-16-17-16-19-18-17-16-15-12-14-12-11-12-10-8-10-11-10-12-13-12-15-14-13-12-11-9-11-8-7-9-6-5-7-4-3-6-6-5-9-8-6-7-5-3-6-3-1-5-11-3
Sunrise
7:28
7:28
7:26
7:26
7:24
7:22
Sunset
7:28
7:28
7:29
7:29
7:30
7:30

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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Thu morning, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the W on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the W by Sat night).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Sun morning). Mainly gales.

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
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (18 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Desierto Atacama Airport
233 km SW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
0.0 km
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 90).
3
327 km SE
1474m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 270).
19
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 20).
0.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 68).
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
11°C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
LA Rioj / apt VI
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 230).
0.0 km

* 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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