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

Sierra Nevada Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile
Issued: 2 am Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri afternoon, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (gales from the W on Fri morning, severe gales from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon morning, min -21°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the S by Wed night).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
cloudy
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
7000
6850
7300
6500
5900
5200
5300
5300
5250
5250
5350
km/h
60
W
65
W
65
WNW
65
WNW
65
WNW
70
NW
80
NW
85
WNW
70
WNW
75
NW
75
WNW
75
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
50
NW
55
SW
50
S
15
S
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8
13
1
11
11
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-9
-8
-10
-9
-8
-9
-9
-8
-10
-11
-11
-14
-16
-16
-17
-17
-16
-18
min °C
-10
-9
-11
-10
-9
-10
-10
-9
-12
-12
-12
-16
-17
-16
-21
-19
-16
-18
 chill °C
-23
-21
-25
-23
-22
-23
-24
-22
-27
-26
-26
-32
-31
-28
-37
-34
-30
-30
Freezing level m
4400
4900
4350
4450
5000
4650
4550
5050
4450
4400
4400
3900
3600
3850
3450
2800
3750
2900
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-10-9-11-10-9-10-10-9-11-12-12-15-17-16-19-18-16-18-6-5-7-5-4-6-5-5-7-7-8-11-12-12-15-15-12-1513-124124-10-2-5-6-5-9-8-6-9
Sunrise
7:20
—
—
7:18
—
—
7:18
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:13
—
—
Sunset
—
7:30
—
—
7:31
—
—
7:31
—
—
7:32
—
—
7:32
—
—
7:34
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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri afternoon, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (gales from the W on Fri morning, severe gales from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon morning, min -21°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the S by Wed 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.
3 hours ago
11°C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (18 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3
327 km SE
1474m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 315 degs) was rejected.
347 km ENE
1146m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 270).
0
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
3 hours ago
13°C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
353 km SE
577m alt.
52 minutes ago
21°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 45).
3
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.
3 hours ago
11°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
35 km
Mid: scattered
365 km SSE
429m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 290).
0.0 km
Low: broken

* 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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