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Los Puquios at 2839 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 1 am (local time) / 20 Aug 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu afternoon, min 0°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Moderate rain (total 12.0mm) heaviest on Tue morning, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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clear | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | light snow | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | light snow | light snow | light rain | light snow | |
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 |
max °C | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
min °C | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 2 |
chill °C | 0 | 3 | -3 | -3 | 3 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 0 | -4 | -3 | 0 | -3 | -4 | 0 | -1 |
Humid % | 45 | 37 | 7 | 37 | 51 | 39 | 54 | 63 | 43 | 52 | 63 | 30 | 51 | 55 | 44 | 86 | 92 | 95 |
Freeze m | 3750 | 3550 | 2850 | 3600 | 3550 | 3100 | 3750 | 3600 | 3150 | 3500 | 3300 | 2750 | 3600 | 3350 | 3000 | 3250 | 3400 | 3150 |
 | 7:11 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
 | — | 6:14 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — |
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Los Puquios Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
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| Last snowfall: | 17 Aug 2026 |
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Other resorts in Argentina are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 3 of August has on average:
0.5 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Getting ready to open the 2018 season! by Eduardo Soler
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Los Puquios at the specific elevation of 2839 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Los Puquios. 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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