– Lat/Long: 31.98° S 70.12° W
Mercedario
Weather Forecast, ArgentinaIssued: 1 am Tue 04 Aug Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 1 am Tue 04 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 1 am Tue 04 Aug Local Time
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5 Mercedario Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue morning, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Tue morning, extremely windy from the W by Wed night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri morning, min -22°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Fri night, severe gales from the WNW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | mod. snow | snow shwrs | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | |
Cloud base (m) | 7150 | 7050 | 5600 | 6900 | 7000 | 6500 | 7850 | 5550 | ||||||||||
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -10 | -11 | -12 | -13 | -13 | -15 | -15 | -14 | -17 | -17 | -17 | -20 | -18 | -17 | -19 | -18 | -17 | -19 |
min °C | -12 | -12 | -14 | -14 | -14 | -16 | -15 | -16 | -18 | -19 | -19 | -22 | -21 | -18 | -20 | -20 | -18 | -20 |
chill °C | -24 | -26 | -28 | -28 | -30 | -33 | -33 | -32 | -36 | -38 | -39 | -43 | -41 | -37 | -40 | -39 | -36 | -38 |
Freezing level m | 3550 | 3200 | 3150 | 3200 | 2750 | 2150 | 2200 | 2250 | 1850 | 2250 | 1750 | 900 | 2100 | 2150 | 1550 | 2050 | 2200 | 1700 |
 | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
 | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:08 | — |
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Mercedario Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Mercedario is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Tue morning, min -18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Tue morning, extremely windy from the W by Wed night).
Mercedario Weather (Days 3-6):
Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Fri morning, min -22°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Fri night, severe gales from the WNW by Sun 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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Llay Llay- Las Peñas | |||||
Lo Pinto | |||||
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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