Salcantay weather
– Lat/Long: 13.33° S 72.56° W

Salcantay Weather Forecast

Peruvian Andes · Peru
Issued: 12 am Wed 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 8mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min 0°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun morning, min 0°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light snow
light rain
snow showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light snow
light rain
snow shwrs
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5400
4400
4450
4650
4750
5050
km/h
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
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Snowflake cm
1
1
 mm
0.3
1.1
1.3
0.1
0.6
1.7
1.5
0.9
1.6
1.5
0.7
1.7
1.6
max °C
3
4
4
2
2
3
0
3
3
2
4
4
2
6
5
2
min °C
2
3
3
1
1
1
0
2
2
1
4
2
0
5
2
1
 chill °C
-2
-1
-1
-5
-5
-4
-5
-3
-2
-3
0
-2
-3
2
-1
-2
Freezing level m
4850
5050
5150
4850
4700
4900
4600
4850
4950
4650
5000
5050
4750
5150
5150
4700
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-8-8-7-8-9-8-10-9-9-10-9-9-10-8-10-10-4-3-3-4-5-4-6-4-4-5-3-4-5-3-4-6344222033243164281097886998111081311815161513141412161514181714201714
Sunrise
5:43
5:43
5:41
5:41
5:41
Sunset
5:45
5:45
5:45
5:45
5:45

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Salcantay Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Salcantay is: A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 8mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min 0°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Salcantay Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun morning, min 0°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

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.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
69 km ESE
3533m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Arequip / odriguez Ballon Airport
350 km SSE
2727m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the NE.(Wind varies from 360 to 110 degs)
(6 kph at 50).
0.0 km
Pisco
398 km WSW
7m alt.
3 hours ago
State of sky unchanged.
20
Moderate winds from the SSW
(20 kph at 200).
0.0 km
Mid: overcast
SHIP8299
403 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22°C
21
Moderate winds from the S
(21 kph at 170).
8.1 km
403 km WSW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
-
8
Light winds from the SSW
(8 kph at 203).
11
SHIP4311
401 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22°C
21
Moderate winds from the S
(21 kph at 170).
8.1 km
SHIP6316
401 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
20°C
partially cloudy
21
Moderate winds from the S
(21 kph at 170).
9.3 km
SHIP7025
401 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22°C
21
Moderate winds from the S
(21 kph at 170).
8.1 km
SHIP2410
401 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
20°C
partially cloudy
21
Moderate winds from the S
(21 kph at 170).
9.3 km
SHIP6740
401 km S
3m alt.
3 hours ago
20°C
partially cloudy
21
Moderate winds from the S
(21 kph at 170).
9.3 km

* 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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