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

Sierra Nevada Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Chile
Issued: 8 am Mon 28 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon morning, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the SE by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, extremely windy from the W by Sat afternoon).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
6250
5500
5900
5350
5650
5650
8900
9300
8650
6550
5850
5550
5750
5300
km/h
85
NW
80
NW
80
WNW
35
W
40
WNW
45
WNW
40
SW
25
SSW
15
SE
10
ESE
15
W
25
W
55
W
85
WNW
85
WNW
80
WNW
85
WNW
95
W
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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7
2
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-11
-12
-13
-16
-16
-17
-15
-14
-14
-12
-11
-11
-13
-14
-17
-20
-18
-18
min °C
-11
-13
-17
-17
-16
-18
-16
-14
-15
-14
-11
-13
-13
-16
-20
-20
-20
-18
 chill °C
-26
-28
-31
-29
-29
-34
-29
-24
-24
-20
-18
-26
-26
-33
-38
-38
-39
-37
Freezing level m
4400
4300
3800
3650
4100
3500
3500
4150
3800
4050
4650
4150
4050
4350
3600
3450
3650
3200
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-11-13-15-17-16-18-16-14-15-13-11-12-13-15-19-20-19-18-7-8-11-12-11-14-12-10-11-8-7-8-9-10-14-15-14-14-1-2-5-5-3-7-5-3-4-21-2-2-3-7-8-7-8
Sunrise
7:16
—
—
7:16
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:13
—
—
7:11
—
—
7:11
—
—
Sunset
—
7:32
—
—
7:32
—
—
7:34
—
—
7:34
—
—
7:34
—
—
7:35
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Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sierra Nevada is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon morning, min -18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the SE by Wed night).

Sierra Nevada Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, extremely windy from the W by Sat 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.
32
Fresh winds from the SSE
(32 kph at 150).
Desierto Atacama Airport
233 km SW
204m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
partially cloudy
No report.
18
Light winds from the NNW
(18 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Desierto DE Atacama
234 km SW
199m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
No report.
18
Light winds from the NNW
(18 kph at 330).
278 km ESE
1450m alt.
21 minutes ago
22°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 68).
10
327 km SE
1474m alt.
59 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
10
Light winds from the N
(10 kph at 0).
14
333 km ESE
973m alt.
1 hour ago
22°C
Dry
Wind obs. (6 kph from 203 degs) was rejected.
347 km ENE
1146m alt.
25 minutes ago
31°C
Dry
16
Light winds from the SE
(16 kph at 135).
34
TucumanAero
349 km E
450m alt.
3 hours ago
28°C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
27 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Tucuma / eniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport
352 km E
563m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
7.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
353 km SE
577m alt.
39 minutes ago
24°C
Dry
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 203).
11

* 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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