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Risco Plateado Weather Forecast

Central Argentina-Chile · Argentina
Issued: 2 pm Tue 06 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue afternoon, min -20°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat morning, min -20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri night, moderate winds from the NNW by Mon morning).

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
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
3150
3150
3150
3150
3150
3150
3100
3100
3150
8950
8600
3000
3400
3200
3150
3150
km/h
60
NW
40
NNW
60
NW
50
NW
40
NW
45
NW
40
NW
40
N
35
NW
45
W
50
WSW
25
WNW
40
WNW
40
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
27
23
—
—
—
1
11
20
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
3
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-14
-15
-15
-15
-19
-18
-16
-17
-18
-16
-15
-11
-11
-15
-15
-16
-17
min °C
-14
-17
-16
-16
-20
-18
-17
-20
-20
-18
-17
-13
-12
-18
-17
-16
-20
 chill °C
-28
-32
-31
-29
-34
-32
-30
-35
-33
-32
-33
-23
-23
-31
-28
-27
-34
Freezing level m
2950
2600
2450
2900
1550
2250
2700
2350
2100
2700
1450
2450
2950
2350
2500
2850
2100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
-14-16-16-16-20-18-17-19-19-17-16-12-12-17-16-16-19-7-10-9-8-14-11-9-12-12-10-13-7-6-11-9-9-12-1-3-2-1-8-4-2-5-4-3-9-2-1-5-2-1-66356-235235-3561461
Sunrise
—
—
7:07
—
—
7:05
—
—
7:05
—
—
7:03
—
—
7:01
—
—
Sunset
7:46
—
—
7:46
—
—
7:47
—
—
7:49
—
—
7:50
—
—
7:51
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Risco Plateado Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Risco Plateado is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Tue afternoon, min -20°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri morning).

Risco Plateado Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat morning, min -20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Fri night, moderate winds from the NNW by Mon morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Risco Plateado at the specific elevation of 4999 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Risco Plateado. 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.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Malargue Airport
75 km SSE
1425m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: broken
110 km WNW
63m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
15
Light winds from the ENE
(15 kph at 60).
5.0 km
Low: overcast
111 km WSW
231m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
Heavy rain .
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 40).
2.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
111 km WSW
95m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
heavy rain
Heavy rain .
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 40).
2.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
152 km ENE
749m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
156 km NW
739m alt.
54 minutes ago
12°C
-
Talagante
160 km NW
387m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
No report.
160 km W
66m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 41).
2
162 km NNE
1182m alt.
59 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
0
Nilahue - La Quebrada
162 km WSW
122m alt.
2 hours ago
No report.

* 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.