– Lat/Long: 31.98° S 70.12° W
Mercedario Weather Forecast
Central Argentina-Chile · ArgentinaIssued: 8 am Mon 19 Oct Local Time
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Issued: 8 am Mon 19 Oct 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 Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon afternoon, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, gales from the NW by Tue morning). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu afternoon, min -19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||
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 | some clouds | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | some clouds | cloudy | clear | clear | cloudy | clear | clear | clear | clear | snow shwrs | clear | |
Cloud base (m) | 4850 | 4800 | 5650 | 5150 | 5000 | 6950 | 6800 | 6900 | 5900 | 5750 | ||||||||
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||
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 cm | — | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -13 | -12 | -13 | -13 | -13 | -16 | -13 | -12 | -12 | -12 | -11 | -11 | -14 | -16 | -17 | -18 | -17 | -17 |
min °C | -13 | -12 | -15 | -14 | -14 | -16 | -15 | -12 | -15 | -15 | -11 | -13 | -16 | -16 | -19 | -19 | -18 | -19 |
chill °C | -25 | -23 | -30 | -28 | -28 | -31 | -29 | -26 | -29 | -29 | -25 | -28 | -32 | -31 | -33 | -31 | -27 | -19 |
Freezing level m | 3050 | 3350 | 2950 | 3150 | 3300 | 2500 | 2700 | 3300 | 3200 | 3050 | 3250 | 3200 | 2900 | 3000 | 2250 | 2550 | 2800 | 2150 |
 | 6:56 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
 | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:59 | — |
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Mercedario Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Mercedario is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Mon afternoon, min -16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, gales from the NW by Tue morning).
Mercedario Weather (Days 3-6):
A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu afternoon, min -19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the NW on Fri morning, calm by Sat 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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