Salcantay weather
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Salcantay Weather Forecast

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

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun morning, min -6°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
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5400
4400
4450
4650
4750
5050
km/h
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
40
NNW
40
NW
35
NNW
40
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
15
W
25
WNW
20
W
15
W
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
 mm
max °C
-3
-3
-2
-3
-4
-4
-5
-4
-4
-5
-3
-3
-4
-2
-3
-5
min °C
-4
-3
-3
-5
-5
-4
-6
-4
-4
-5
-3
-4
-6
-3
-5
-6
 chill °C
-11
-10
-10
-14
-14
-12
-14
-12
-12
-13
-10
-10
-12
-10
-11
-11
Freezing level m
4850
5050
5150
4850
4700
4900
4600
4850
4950
4650
5000
5050
4750
5150
5150
4700
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Salcantay Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Salcantay at the specific elevation of 5500 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
Cuzc / elazco Astete Airport
69 km ESE
699m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Andahuayla Airport
94 km SW
292m alt.
1 hour ago
7°C
clear
Fog patches -.
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 20).
8.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
Ayacuch / oronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport
181 km WSW
404m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
0.0 km
Arequip / odriguez Ballon Airport
349 km SSE
705m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 60).
0.0 km
Jauja Airport
360 km W
3m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Pisco
398 km WSW
7m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
403 km WSW
5m alt.
25 minutes ago
20°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 110).
2
Pisco Airport
404 km WSW
693m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Epitaciolandia
489 km ENE
218m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
No report.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 300).
Lima Jorge Chávez International Airport
515 km W
34m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the SSE
(17 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: broken

* 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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