– Lat/Long: 31.98° S 70.12° W
Mercedario
Weather Forecast, ArgentinaIssued: 8 pm Sat 06 Dec Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 8 pm Sat 06 Dec Local Time
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Update imminent hr min s
Issued: 8 pm Sat 06 Dec Local Time
Updates in:
Update imminent hr min s
5 Mercedario Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryA light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Mon morning, min -22°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the W by Tue morning). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri afternoon, min -25°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | ||||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light snow | cloudy | light snow | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | clear | clear | |
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5 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | |
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max°C | -19 | -21 | -20 | -16 | -15 | -16 | -17 | -18 | -18 | -18 | -18 | -19 | -20 | -25 | -23 | -19 | -17 | -16 | -16 |
min°C | -21 | -22 | -21 | -18 | -15 | -16 | -18 | -19 | -19 | -19 | -19 | -19 | -25 | -25 | -23 | -22 | -18 | -17 | -17 |
-34 | -34 | -31 | -31 | -26 | -30 | -35 | -37 | -36 | -33 | -34 | -34 | -42 | -38 | -35 | -33 | -31 | -31 | -31 | |
3750 | 3750 | 3700 | 3600 | 4100 | 4500 | 4050 | 4100 | 4400 | 4000 | 4150 | 4400 | 3900 | 3600 | 3700 | 3500 | 3900 | 4550 | 4200 | |
Cloud base (m) | 4600 | 5600 | 6400 | 4900 | 6700 | 6550 | 5700 | ||||||||||||
 | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | 8:39 | — |
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Mercedario Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Mercedario is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Mon morning, min -22°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, severe gales from the W by Tue morning).
Mercedario Weather (Days 3-6):
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Fri afternoon, min -25°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Thu morning).
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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