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

Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 1 pm Wed 05 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Wed night). Mainly stormy winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat afternoon, min -16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sat night, gales from the WNW by Mon night).

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
mod snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
7200
6750
7050
7000
6100
5600
5200
km/h
75
WSW
95
W
90
WSW
85
WSW
80
W
85
W
90
W
100
W
95
W
95
W
100
W
105
WNW
100
WNW
100
WNW
105
WNW
85
WNW
100
WNW
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Snowflake cm
2
10
 mm
max °C
-13
-14
-14
-13
-14
-14
-14
-15
-13
-13
-15
-15
-14
-15
-14
-14
-15
min °C
-14
-16
-16
-13
-15
-15
-14
-15
-15
-14
-16
-16
-14
-15
-15
-14
-15
 chill °C
-29
-32
-34
-29
-31
-31
-30
-32
-32
-31
-34
-34
-31
-32
-32
-31
-30
Freezing level m
4300
3700
4100
4300
3800
4200
4150
3600
4100
4100
3750
4050
4100
3900
4150
3900
3700
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-14-15-15-13-15-15-14-15-14-14-16-16-14-15-15-14-15-9-11-11-9-11-10-10-12-10-10-12-11-10-11-11-10-11-2-5-5-2-4-4-3-5-5-3-5-4-3-4-4-3-5
Sunrise
7:09
7:09
7:09
7:07
7:07
Sunset
6:08
6:08
6:09
6:09
6:10
6:10

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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 Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Wed night). Mainly stormy winds.

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat afternoon, min -16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Sat night, gales from the WNW by Mon 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
-
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.
Wind obs. (18 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
59 minutes ago
8° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 23).
6
SHIP528
301 km WSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
16° C
partially cloudy
42
Strong winds from the SSW
(42 kph at 200).
20.4 km
SHIP102
302 km WSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
16° C
partially cloudy
42
Strong winds from the SSW
(42 kph at 200).
20.4 km
SHIP1717
302 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16° C
42
Strong winds from the SSW
(43 kph at 200).
17.7 km
SHIP3033
302 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16° C
42
Strong winds from the SSW
(43 kph at 200).
17.7 km
SHIP5128
302 km WSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
16° C
partially cloudy
42
Strong winds from the SSW
(42 kph at 200).
20.4 km
SHIP3740
302 km WSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
16° C
42
Strong winds from the SSW
(43 kph at 200).
17.7 km
SHIP686
302 km WSW
3m alt.
3 hours ago
16° C
partially cloudy
42
Strong winds from the SSW
(42 kph at 200).
20.4 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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