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

Sierra Nevada
Weather Forecast, Chile

Issued: 7 pm Wed 17 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat morning, min -23°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat night, min -21°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (gales from the WSW on Sat night, stormy winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
105
NW
70
WNW
85
WSW
75
SSW
75
S
50
SSW
50
SW
60
WSW
70
WSW
65
WSW
75
W
70
W
70
W
75
WSW
80
WSW
70
WSW
80
W
90
W
60
NW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
8
4
3
2
max °C
-16
-23
-21
-21
-18
-16
-15
-13
-13
-15
-16
-16
-18
-17
-17
-20
-20
-20
-22
min °C
-20
-23
-21
-23
-21
-16
-15
-15
-15
-17
-17
-17
-18
-18
-18
-20
-21
-21
-24
-39
-42
-40
-42
-40
-31
-28
-30
-30
-33
-33
-33
-34
-35
-35
-38
-39
-40
-42
3400
2950
2750
1800
3050
3100
3250
4000
3500
3300
3750
3550
2900
3550
3250
2600
3200
2850
2550
Cloud base (m)
5300
5250
5250
5250
8800
7250
7150
7350
7000
6550
6300
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:22
Sunset
5:49
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50

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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sat morning, min -23°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat night, min -21°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (gales from the WSW on Sat night, stormy winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

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
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
clear
No report.
18
Light winds from the NNW
(18 kph at 330).
0.0 km
ASCATB289E27S
265 km WSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 2).
- km
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
3 hours ago
5° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 23).
3
ASCATB289E26S
293 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 32).
- km
ASCATB289E28S
309 km SW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
16
Light winds from the NNW
(16 kph at 342).
- km
ASCATB289E25S
326 km WNW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
5
Calm
(5 kph at 348).
- km
333 km ESE
973m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 45).
6
Tucuma / eniente
352 km E
450m alt.
3 hours ago
12° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 230 to 290 degs)
(7 kph at 260).
7.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
Dry
Wind obs. (8 kph from 68 degs) was rejected.

* 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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