– Lat/Long: 31.98° S 70.12° W
Mercedario Weather Forecast
Central Argentina-Chile · ArgentinaIssued: 8 am Thu 24 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 8 am Thu 24 Sep Local Time
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5 Mercedario Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Sat night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Mon night, strong winds from the WSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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cloudy | cloudy | light snow | light snow | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | light snow | light snow | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | |
Cloud base (m) | 6050 | 6750 | 6900 | 5850 | 6000 | 6650 | 6850 | 6950 | 6100 | 6300 | 6400 | 6200 | 6100 | 7150 | 6250 | 6200 | ||
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 cm | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -10 | -10 | -11 | -8 | -8 | -10 | -8 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -8 | -11 | -10 | -11 | -15 | -11 | -10 | -12 |
min °C | -11 | -11 | -13 | -10 | -9 | -10 | -9 | -8 | -8 | -9 | -9 | -11 | -11 | -12 | -16 | -14 | -11 | -13 |
chill °C | -26 | -26 | -29 | -24 | -23 | -23 | -22 | -20 | -20 | -21 | -22 | -24 | -24 | -26 | -30 | -27 | -23 | -26 |
Freezing level m | 3250 | 3600 | 2950 | 3200 | 3750 | 3350 | 3500 | 4000 | 3750 | 3700 | 3850 | 3250 | 3400 | 3550 | 2500 | 2900 | 3600 | 3050 |
 | 7:26 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:40 | — |
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Mercedario Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Mercedario is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat afternoon, min -13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Thu afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Sat night).
Mercedario Weather (Days 3-6):
A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun morning, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Mon night, strong winds from the WSW by Tue 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 |  | ||||
Monte Patria- Municipalidad | |||||
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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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