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Mercedario Weather Forecast
Central Argentina-Chile · ArgentinaIssued: 2 pm Sun 25 Oct Local Time
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Issued: 2 pm Sun 25 Oct Local Time
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5 Mercedario Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Tue morning). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed afternoon, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
 |  |  |  |  |  | |  | | |  | | | | | | | |
light snow | light snow | heavy snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | snow shwrs | clear | |
Cloud base (m) | 5900 | 5600 | 4050 | 7100 | 5800 | 5900 | 5850 | 9300 | |||||||||
km/h | |||||||||||||||||
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 cm | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -8 | -9 | -11 | -12 | -16 | -13 | -11 | -13 | -10 | -9 | -12 | -10 | -10 | -12 | -9 | -9 | -11 |
min °C | -9 | -11 | -11 | -13 | -17 | -15 | -12 | -13 | -12 | -10 | -13 | -11 | -10 | -12 | -10 | -9 | -12 |
chill °C | -19 | -23 | -22 | -26 | -31 | -24 | -21 | -22 | -22 | -17 | -20 | -17 | -16 | -15 | -14 | -16 | -22 |
Freezing level m | 3750 | 3550 | 3150 | 3150 | 2450 | 2500 | 3300 | 3000 | 3350 | 3800 | 3350 | 3500 | 3700 | 3100 | 3500 | 3850 | 3250 |
 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
 | 7:59 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:04 | — |
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Mercedario Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Mercedario is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Tue morning).
Mercedario Weather (Days 3-6):
A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Wed afternoon, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NW by Fri 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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