– Lat/Long: 31.98° S 70.12° W
Mercedario
Weather Forecast, ArgentinaIssued: 7 pm Sat 18 Jul Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 7 pm Sat 18 Jul Local Time
Updates in:
Update imminent hr min s
Issued: 7 pm Sat 18 Jul Local Time
Updates in:
Update imminent hr min s
5 Mercedario Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun morning, min -22°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Sat night, gales from the W by Mon morning). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri morning, min -21°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | |  | | | |  |  | | | | | | |
snow shwrs | cloudy | mod. snow | heavy snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | mod. snow | mod. snow | heavy snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | light snow | mod. snow | heavy snow | light snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | |
Cloud base (m) | 5550 | 6200 | 4050 | 4100 | 4650 | 4450 | 4200 | 4050 | 4100 | 5600 | 5650 | 5350 | 6350 | 4100 | 3750 | 3750 | 3750 | 3750 | |
km/h | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
 cm | 6 | — | 6 | 31 | 10 | — | 8 | 7 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -20 | -17 | -17 | -17 | -20 | -20 | -20 | -19 | -20 | -19 | -17 | -17 | -16 | -15 | -14 | -12 | -10 | -10 | -10 |
min °C | -22 | -20 | -17 | -20 | -21 | -20 | -20 | -20 | -21 | -21 | -18 | -17 | -19 | -16 | -14 | -14 | -12 | -10 | -12 |
chill °C | -39 | -34 | -32 | -36 | -37 | -36 | -34 | -35 | -37 | -38 | -32 | -31 | -33 | -31 | -30 | -28 | -24 | -23 | -26 |
Freezing level m | 1600 | 2400 | 2450 | 2450 | 2250 | 2200 | 2200 | 2250 | 2100 | 1600 | 2400 | 2350 | 2350 | 2500 | 2650 | 2800 | 3400 | 3350 | 3150 |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:59 | — |
Loading...
Mercedario Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Mercedario is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun morning, min -22°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Sat night, gales from the W by Mon morning).
Mercedario Weather (Days 3-6):
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Fri morning, min -21°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Wed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mendoz / l Plumerillo Airport |  | ||||
 | |||||
| |||||
 | |||||
| |||||
* 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.
Mercedario Photos
View all
Central Argentina-Chile photos (482) |
Andes photos (1029) |
photos from mountains in Argentina (251) |
all photos
Upload new photo
Upload new photoLast camp before summit
Cerro Mercedario (N)
Glaciar del Caballito
Mercedario