– Lat/Long: 31.98° S 70.12° W
Mercedario Weather Forecast
Central Argentina-Chile · ArgentinaIssued: 8 am Thu 22 Oct Local Time
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Issued: 8 am Thu 22 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 Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the NW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | snow shwrs | clear | some clouds | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | |
Cloud base (m) | 6950 | 6400 | 5550 | 6650 | 6300 | 7900 | 6850 | |||||||||||
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 cm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -12 | -11 | -12 | -13 | -13 | -16 | -18 | -17 | -14 | -9 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -12 | -11 | -10 | -12 |
min °C | -15 | -11 | -13 | -13 | -14 | -18 | -18 | -18 | -17 | -12 | -8 | -9 | -9 | -10 | -14 | -12 | -10 | -12 |
chill °C | -30 | -26 | -28 | -28 | -29 | -33 | -33 | -29 | -27 | -23 | -18 | -19 | -19 | -21 | -26 | -22 | -18 | -19 |
Freezing level m | 2800 | 3200 | 2750 | 3000 | 3250 | 2400 | 2550 | 2800 | 2000 | 2800 | 3800 | 3600 | 3700 | 3900 | 3000 | 3200 | 3650 | 3200 |
 | 6:52 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
 | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — |
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Mercedario Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Mercedario is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Thu afternoon, min -18°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).
Mercedario Weather (Days 3-6):
Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the NW by Tue 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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