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Cerro Castor at 966 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 am (local time) / 18 Sep 2026
Next 3 days weather summary:A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sat night). | Days 4-6 weather summary:Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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light snow | cloudy | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | cloudy | some clouds | snow shwrs | |
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 cm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -8 | -6 | -7 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -2 | -2 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -4 |
min °C | 1 | 1 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -7 | -5 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -5 |
chill °C | -5 | -1 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -18 | -17 | -14 | -11 | -5 | -4 | -7 | -9 | -3 | -9 | -4 | -7 | -10 |
Humid % | 98 | 94 | 99 | 84 | 88 | 95 | 88 | 78 | 78 | 50 | 55 | 60 | 59 | 66 | 84 | 49 | 58 | 93 |
Freeze m | 1250 | 1150 | 600 | 400 | 600 | 150 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 450 | 0 | 50 | 700 | 100 | 200 | 700 | 200 |
 | 7:31 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — |
 | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:30 | — |
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Cerro Castor Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | 80 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | 20 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 14 Sep 2026 |
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Other resorts in Argentina are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 3 of September has on average:
0.3 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.1 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.3 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Cerro Castor at the specific elevation of 966 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Cerro Castor. To access the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider view of the weather, check out the Weather Map of Argentina.
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Visitor Reviews of Cerro Castor
Overall 3.9 Based on 37 votes and 22 reviews
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- franco from Argentina writes:
Cerro Castor se presenta nieve segura incluso en las temporadas más pobres. Poca cantidad de gente. Prolongada temporada con nieve primavera hasta fines de septiembre donde se disfruta buena temperatura y sol.
Visitor Reviews of Cerro Castor
franco from Argentina writes:
Cerro Castor se presenta nieve segura incluso en las temporadas más pobres. Poca cantidad de gente. Prolongada temporada con nieve primavera hasta fines de septiembre donde se disfruta buena temperatura y sol.
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