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Mercedario
Weather Forecast, ArgentinaIssued: 7 pm Mon 20 Jul Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 7 pm Mon 20 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 7 pm Mon 20 Jul Local Time
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5 Mercedario Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed afternoon, min -35°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly extremely windy. | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat morning, min -29°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri night, extremely windy from the W by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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mod. snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | cloudy | some clouds | mod. snow | mod. snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | cloudy | cloudy | snow shwrs | mod. snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | cloudy | some clouds | light snow | |
Cloud base (m) | 4100 | 4050 | 4200 | 4600 | 5450 | 5150 | 4450 | 4200 | 4050 | 4200 | 6600 | 6550 | 3750 | 3750 | 5500 | 6450 | |||
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 cm | 7 | 8 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 14 | 23 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 8 | 10 | — | — | 5 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -32 | -33 | -34 | -27 | -27 | -26 | -26 | -26 | -26 | -26 | -27 | -23 | -22 | -21 | -21 | -21 | -24 | -24 | -22 |
min °C | -32 | -34 | -35 | -34 | -27 | -27 | -27 | -27 | -26 | -29 | -28 | -25 | -22 | -22 | -21 | -24 | -25 | -26 | -26 |
chill °C | -56 | -55 | -58 | -58 | -49 | -49 | -48 | -49 | -47 | -54 | -51 | -46 | -41 | -42 | -41 | -48 | -49 | -49 | -48 |
Freezing level m | 2250 | 2350 | 2150 | 1400 | 2500 | 2400 | 2450 | 2800 | 2950 | 2600 | 2850 | 3000 | 3250 | 3400 | 3500 | 3200 | 3200 | 3150 | 3000 |
 | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 6:00 | — |
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Mercedario Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Mercedario is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Wed afternoon, min -35°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly extremely windy.
Mercedario Weather (Days 3-6):
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sat morning, min -29°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri night, extremely windy from the W by Sat night).
This table gives the weather forecast for Mercedario at the specific elevation of 6770 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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