– Lat/Long: 31.98° S 70.12° W
Mercedario
Weather Forecast, ArgentinaIssued: 1 am Wed 05 Aug Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 1 am Wed 05 Aug Local Time
Updates in:
Update imminent hr min s
Issued: 1 am Wed 05 Aug Local Time
Updates in:
Update imminent hr min s
5 Mercedario Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed morning, min -19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Wed morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Wed night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon afternoon, min -19°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sun morning, gales from the WNW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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cloudy | cloudy | mod. snow | snow shwrs | clear | some clouds | cloudy | light snow | snow shwrs | clear | some clouds | mod. snow | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | light snow | |
Cloud base (m) | 6750 | 6000 | 4600 | 6550 | 5650 | 4250 | 5300 | 8850 | 6600 | 4250 | 4700 | 4600 | 6150 | 6700 | 6450 | 5950 | ||
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 cm | — | — | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -12 | -12 | -14 | -13 | -13 | -15 | -14 | -14 | -16 | -16 | -15 | -16 | -15 | -14 | -14 | -12 | -11 | -12 |
min °C | -14 | -14 | -15 | -15 | -14 | -16 | -16 | -15 | -19 | -19 | -15 | -17 | -16 | -15 | -15 | -14 | -12 | -13 |
chill °C | -28 | -30 | -33 | -32 | -29 | -32 | -32 | -32 | -38 | -37 | -32 | -34 | -34 | -32 | -31 | -29 | -26 | -27 |
Freezing level m | 3250 | 2850 | 2300 | 2600 | 2450 | 2250 | 2800 | 2450 | 1700 | 2350 | 2500 | 2150 | 2700 | 2850 | 2650 | 3150 | 3150 | 3000 |
 | 7:26 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
 | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | 6:09 | — |
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Mercedario Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Mercedario is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Wed morning, min -19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (near gales from the W on Wed morning, extremely windy from the WSW by Wed night).
Mercedario Weather (Days 3-6):
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Mon afternoon, min -19°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the W on Sun morning, gales from the WNW by Mon 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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