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Salcantay
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Issued: 12 pm Sat 08 Aug Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Sat 08 Aug Local Time
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5 Salcantay Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryDrizzle on Sun afternoon followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryDrizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue morning, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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clear | clear | some clouds | rain shwrs | snow shwrs | mod. snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | rain shwrs | light snow | some clouds | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | clear | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | clear | |
Cloud base (m) | 5650 | 4900 | 5050 | 4800 | 4950 | |||||||||||||
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||
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 cm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 10 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 0.6 | 1.3 | — | — | — | — | 0.3 | — | — | 0.1 | 0.2 | — | 0.2 | 0.2 | — |
max °C | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
min °C | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
chill °C | 2 | -2 | -5 | 0 | -2 | -6 | -6 | -7 | -7 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -1 | -2 | -4 | 1 | -1 | -2 |
Freezing level m | 5300 | 5400 | 4550 | 5150 | 5150 | 4650 | 4450 | 4350 | 4350 | 4750 | 4700 | 4550 | 5050 | 5150 | 4550 | 5050 | 5100 | 4650 |
 | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
 | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:44 | — |
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Salcantay Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Salcantay is: Drizzle on Sun afternoon followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.
Salcantay Weather (Days 3-6):
Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed morning, min 0°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue morning, calm by Thu night).
This table gives the weather forecast for Salcantay at the specific elevation of 4500 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Salcantay. 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 Peru.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
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Ayacuch / oronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport | | ||||
Arequip / odriguez Ballon Airport | | ||||
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Jauja Airport | | ||||
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Pisco Airport |  | ||||
Cobija Airport | |
* 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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