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Perito Moreno at 1375 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 am (local time) / 19 Aug 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Light rain (total 7.0mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min 0°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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some clouds | some clouds | light rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | some clouds | clear | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | light snow | light snow | |
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
mm | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
max °C | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
min °C | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | -1 |
chill °C | 0 | 2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -3 | -5 |
Humid % | 78 | 90 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 94 | 90 | 69 | 69 | 50 | 64 | 73 | 86 | 75 | 75 | 63 | 84 | 100 |
Freeze m | 2850 | 2800 | 2000 | 1950 | 1900 | 1550 | 1350 | 2000 | 2050 | 2300 | 2350 | 2100 | 1850 | 2300 | 2350 | 2050 | 1850 | 1300 |
 | 8:32 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:26 | — | — | 8:26 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — |
 | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:13 | — |
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Perito Moreno Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 16 Aug 2026 |
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Week 3 of August has on average:
0.8 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.4 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.5 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Perito Moreno at the specific elevation of 1375 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Perito Moreno. 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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