– Lat/Long: 31.98° S 70.12° W
Mercedario Weather Forecast
Central Argentina-Chile · ArgentinaIssued: 8 am Tue 22 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 8 am Tue 22 Sep 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 Thu night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue morning, min -23°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WSW on Tue afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Thu night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri morning, min -25°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Fri morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 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 | light snow | light snow | cloudy | cloudy | light snow | light snow | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | light snow | some clouds | |
Cloud base (m) | 6150 | 6800 | 6800 | 6000 | 6300 | 6550 | 6750 | 5750 | 6050 | 6750 | 6950 | 6900 | 6450 | 5900 | ||||
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 cm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -17 | -18 | -18 | -21 | -21 | -21 | -22 | -23 | -20 | -20 | -20 | -21 | -21 | -20 | -21 | -21 | -21 | -22 |
min °C | -18 | -18 | -22 | -21 | -21 | -22 | -22 | -23 | -23 | -20 | -20 | -21 | -21 | -20 | -21 | -21 | -22 | -25 |
chill °C | -37 | -36 | -43 | -42 | -43 | -45 | -46 | -48 | -48 | -43 | -42 | -43 | -42 | -41 | -42 | -42 | -43 | -48 |
Freezing level m | 3250 | 3800 | 3300 | 3350 | 3650 | 3300 | 3300 | 3600 | 3000 | 3250 | 3800 | 3250 | 3550 | 3850 | 3300 | 3400 | 3800 | 3100 |
 | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
 | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:39 | — |
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Mercedario Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Mercedario is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Tue morning, min -23°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (severe gales from the WSW on Tue afternoon, extremely windy from the W by Thu night).
Mercedario Weather (Days 3-6):
A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri morning, min -25°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the W on Fri morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun 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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