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Mercedario Weather Forecast
Central Argentina-Chile · ArgentinaIssued: 2 pm Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Issued: 2 pm Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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5 Mercedario Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryA light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri afternoon, min -15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun afternoon, min -15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun night, gales from the WNW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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snow shwrs | clear | clear | some clouds | snow shwrs | some clouds | snow shwrs | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | snow shwrs | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | |
Cloud base (m) | 5950 | 4750 | 5600 | 4450 | 5450 | 8400 | 5500 | 5750 | |||||||||
km/h | |||||||||||||||||
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 cm | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -10 | -12 | -10 | -9 | -11 | -11 | -11 | -13 | -11 | -10 | -12 | -11 | -12 | -14 | -12 | -11 | -13 |
min °C | -10 | -12 | -11 | -9 | -13 | -12 | -11 | -15 | -14 | -10 | -13 | -12 | -13 | -15 | -13 | -11 | -14 |
chill °C | -10 | -15 | -11 | -14 | -23 | -22 | -22 | -27 | -26 | -21 | -26 | -24 | -26 | -29 | -27 | -24 | -28 |
Freezing level m | 3750 | 3000 | 3400 | 3800 | 3200 | 3400 | 3600 | 3000 | 3150 | 3550 | 3100 | 3400 | 3550 | 2750 | 3050 | 3550 | 2950 |
 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — |
 | 8:02 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:07 | — |
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Mercedario Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Mercedario is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri afternoon, min -15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).
Mercedario Weather (Days 3-6):
A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sun afternoon, min -15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun night, gales from the WNW by Tue morning).
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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Llay Llay- Las Peñas | |||||
Lo Pinto | |||||
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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