– Lat/Long: 31.98° S 70.12° W
Mercedario
Weather Forecast, ArgentinaIssued: 7 pm Sun 19 Jul Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 7 pm Sun 19 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 7 pm Sun 19 Jul Local Time
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5 Mercedario Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed morning, min -22°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NW by Tue morning). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri night, min -17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Fri night, severe gales from the W by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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heavy snow | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | cloudy | some clouds | light snow | mod. snow | heavy snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | light snow | cloudy | light snow | |
Cloud base (m) | 4050 | 4700 | 4300 | 4450 | 4250 | 4100 | 4250 | 6100 | 5750 | 5150 | 4050 | 4100 | 4100 | 6900 | 6700 | 3750 | 6000 | 7050 | |
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 cm | 35 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 8 | 12 | 11 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -17 | -20 | -19 | -19 | -20 | -20 | -19 | -15 | -15 | -15 | -14 | -14 | -15 | -12 | -10 | -9 | -10 | -9 | -11 |
min °C | -20 | -22 | -20 | -20 | -20 | -21 | -22 | -18 | -15 | -16 | -16 | -14 | -17 | -16 | -11 | -12 | -10 | -10 | -11 |
chill °C | -36 | -40 | -35 | -35 | -35 | -35 | -36 | -31 | -28 | -30 | -30 | -28 | -31 | -30 | -24 | -24 | -23 | -23 | -24 |
Freezing level m | 2350 | 2250 | 2350 | 2200 | 2300 | 2200 | 1350 | 2650 | 2700 | 2400 | 2750 | 2650 | 2300 | 3150 | 3200 | 3250 | 3400 | 3500 | 3300 |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 5:59 | — |
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Mercedario Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Mercedario is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed morning, min -22°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NW by Tue morning).
Mercedario Weather (Days 3-6):
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri night, min -17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Fri night, severe gales from the W by Sat afternoon).
This table gives the weather forecast for Mercedario at the specific elevation of 5000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Mercedario. 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 Argentina.
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* 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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