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

Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 7 pm Fri 04 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri night, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat night, extremely windy from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue morning, min -20°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Mon night, severe gales from the WNW by Thu morning).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
7300
6800
6500
6300
6500
5800
5200
5400
5200
5200
5500
5200
km/h
95
W
90
WNW
90
WNW
85
WNW
100
WNW
110
WNW
115
WNW
125
WNW
130
WNW
130
WNW
125
WNW
115
WNW
110
WNW
105
WNW
105
W
85
WNW
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Snowflake cm
2
8
2
4
2
3
2
 mm
max °C
-16
-16
-16
-18
-17
-17
-18
-17
-17
-18
-17
-17
-18
-18
-18
-17
min °C
-18
-17
-16
-20
-19
-17
-18
-18
-17
-19
-18
-18
-18
-19
-19
-20
 chill °C
-37
-35
-33
-39
-38
-36
-37
-38
-37
-39
-38
-38
-37
-38
-39
-39
Freezing level m
3300
3850
3850
3250
3850
3800
3150
3750
3700
3500
3750
3700
3550
3700
3600
3100
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-17-17-16-19-18-17-18-18-17-19-18-18-18-19-19-19-13-13-12-15-13-12-14-13-13-14-13-13-14-14-14-15-7-6-5-9-7-5-8-7-6-7-6-6-7-7-6-9
Sunrise
6:43
7:41
7:41
7:39
7:39
Sunset
6:22
7:22
7:23
7:23
7:23

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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri night, min -20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sat night, extremely windy from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue morning, min -20°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Mon night, severe gales from the WNW by Thu 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.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto de Atacama Airport
234 km SW
197m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
Clear skies.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
28 km
Mid: clear
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
50 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 23).
3
327 km SE
1474m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 0).
8
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
Dry
5
Calm
(5 kph at 45).
18
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
15°C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: scattered
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
0.0 km
Low: few
365 km SE
454m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 60).
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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