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Mercedario
Weather Forecast, ArgentinaIssued: 1 am Tue 11 Aug Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 1 am Tue 11 Aug Local Time
Updates in:
Update imminent hr min s
Issued: 1 am Tue 11 Aug Local Time
Updates in:
Update imminent hr min s
5 Mercedario Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Tue morning, min -28°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Tue morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Wed night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri morning, min -34°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, near gales from the NW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||
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AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light snow | mod. snow | heavy snow | light snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | light snow | light snow | heavy snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | heavy snow | mod. snow | light snow | cloudy | |
Cloud base (m) | 3700 | 3700 | 4400 | 4300 | 4050 | 4750 | 7150 | 5800 | 5250 | 4050 | 4700 | 4050 | 4050 | 4450 | 4200 | 4450 | 4850 | |
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 cm | 5 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 2 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -25 | -25 | -26 | -26 | -26 | -27 | -25 | -25 | -27 | -26 | -26 | -26 | -28 | -29 | -31 | -33 | -32 | -33 |
min °C | -26 | -26 | -27 | -26 | -27 | -28 | -27 | -25 | -27 | -27 | -26 | -27 | -28 | -30 | -32 | -33 | -33 | -34 |
chill °C | -49 | -49 | -49 | -47 | -46 | -41 | -45 | -44 | -48 | -49 | -46 | -50 | -51 | -53 | -55 | -56 | -54 | -55 |
Freezing level m | 2700 | 2900 | 2700 | 3100 | 3000 | 2650 | 3100 | 3050 | 2700 | 3000 | 3000 | 2700 | 2850 | 2650 | 2300 | 2350 | 2350 | 1850 |
 | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — |
 | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — |
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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 morning, min -28°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the NW on Tue morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Wed night).
Mercedario Weather (Days 3-6):
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Fri morning, min -34°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, near gales from the NW 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.
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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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