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Mercedario Weather Forecast
Central Argentina-Chile · ArgentinaIssued: 2 pm Tue 06 Oct Local Time
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Issued: 2 pm Tue 06 Oct Local Time
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5 Mercedario Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Tue afternoon, min -30°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the NW by Wed night). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat morning, min -30°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light snow | snow shwrs | mod. snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | snow shwrs | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | |
Cloud base (m) | 4050 | 4550 | 4500 | 4300 | 4200 | 4450 | 5150 | 4850 | 9100 | 6600 | 5400 | 4950 | 4900 | 4750 | |||
km/h | |||||||||||||||||
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 cm | 3 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -25 | -26 | -26 | -26 | -27 | -27 | -27 | -28 | -28 | -23 | -21 | -20 | -22 | -24 | -27 | -27 | -28 |
min °C | -25 | -26 | -26 | -27 | -28 | -27 | -28 | -30 | -28 | -27 | -22 | -21 | -23 | -27 | -28 | -28 | -29 |
chill °C | -47 | -48 | -45 | -47 | -47 | -48 | -50 | -52 | -49 | -50 | -43 | -39 | -42 | -48 | -47 | -47 | -48 |
Freezing level m | 3350 | 2850 | 2950 | 3150 | 2350 | 2750 | 3150 | 2300 | 2450 | 2900 | 2400 | 3400 | 3550 | 2750 | 2750 | 3100 | 2750 |
 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
 | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:49 | — |
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Mercedario Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Mercedario is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Tue afternoon, min -30°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WNW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the NW by Wed night).
Mercedario Weather (Days 3-6):
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sat morning, min -30°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds 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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