– Lat/Long: 31.98° S 70.12° W
Mercedario Weather Forecast
Central Argentina-Chile · ArgentinaIssued: 8 am Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Issued: 8 am Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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5 Mercedario Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun morning, gales from the NW by Tue morning). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri morning, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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some clouds | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | cloudy | some clouds | clear | |
Cloud base (m) | 8500 | 6300 | 4550 | 4650 | 5000 | 5250 | 5300 | 5050 | 5750 | 7200 | 7000 | |||||||
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 cm | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -10 | -9 | -12 | -12 | -12 | -12 | -14 | -14 | -15 | -13 | -12 | -13 | -14 | -12 | -13 | -11 | -11 | -17 |
min °C | -12 | -11 | -14 | -13 | -12 | -15 | -15 | -15 | -17 | -15 | -12 | -14 | -14 | -13 | -13 | -12 | -13 | -18 |
chill °C | -22 | -22 | -26 | -25 | -23 | -30 | -30 | -29 | -32 | -29 | -26 | -28 | -29 | -28 | -27 | -26 | -28 | -33 |
Freezing level m | 3000 | 3550 | 3050 | 3050 | 3400 | 3050 | 3050 | 3200 | 2450 | 2800 | 3300 | 2900 | 3100 | 3200 | 2600 | 3150 | 3350 | 2300 |
 | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
 | — | 7:53 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:58 | — |
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Mercedario Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Mercedario is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun morning, gales from the NW by Tue morning).
Mercedario Weather (Days 3-6):
Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri morning, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Fri night).
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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
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MendozaObservatorio | |||||
MendozaAero | |||||
Mendoz / l Plumerillo Airport |  | ||||
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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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