Sierra Nevada weather
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Sierra Nevada Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile
Issued: 2 pm Mon 14 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue morning, min -16°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun morning, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Thu night, moderate winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Mon
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
9550
7000
6700
5200
5450
5200
5250
5300
5250
km/h
70
WSW
55
SW
45
W
55
WNW
70
WNW
60
WNW
65
WNW
70
WNW
60
WNW
55
WNW
70
WNW
60
WNW
45
NW
25
WNW
65
W
50
WNW
45
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
7
5
1
 mm
max °C
-16
-16
-14
-14
-15
-14
-14
-15
-14
-15
-17
-18
-17
-18
-18
-17
-15
min °C
-16
-16
-15
-14
-16
-15
-14
-16
-15
-16
-18
-18
-17
-20
-19
-18
-17
 chill °C
-32
-32
-28
-28
-32
-30
-29
-32
-29
-30
-34
-34
-31
-34
-35
-33
-32
Freezing level m
3800
3150
3450
4150
3400
3450
4200
3350
3450
4250
3350
3150
3700
3500
2900
3700
3050
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-16-16-15-14-16-15-14-16-15-16-18-18-17-19-19-18-16-12-13-11-10-13-11-10-12-11-11-14-14-13-15-15-13-14-6-7-5-3-7-5-3-7-5-3-7-7-6-9-9-6-8
Sunrise
7:31
7:30
7:28
7:28
7:26
Sunset
7:27
7:27
7:28
7:28
7:28
7:29

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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue morning, min -16°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly gales.

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun morning, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Thu night, moderate winds from the WNW by Fri 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.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (32 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
Desierto Atacama Airport
233 km SW
204m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
clear
No report.
Wind obs. (18 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
45 minutes ago
4°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 113).
3
327 km SE
1474m alt.
46 minutes ago
8°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 135).
10
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
Light rain .
Wind obs. (15 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: broken
High: overcast
353 km SE
577m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 203).
18
Universidad Católica Norte- Antofagasta
360 km NW
238m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
No report.
Wind obs. (58 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
Salta Airport
362 km ENE
691m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the NE
(24 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
365 km SSE
429m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
365 km SE
454m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the SSW
(26 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: 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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