Salcantay weather
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Salcantay Weather Forecast

Peruvian Andes · Peru
Issued: 6 am Fri 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Wed night).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
5700
5000
5300
4600
5100
km/h
30
NW
35
WNW
15
NW
25
WNW
20
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
5
W
10
S
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
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Weather map
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
-4
-4
-4
-2
-2
-4
-1
-1
-3
-1
-2
-4
-1
-1
-3
0
0
-2
min °C
-5
-5
-5
-3
-4
-5
-2
-3
-4
-2
-4
-4
-2
-2
-4
-1
-2
-3
 chill °C
-13
-13
-11
-10
-9
-11
-8
-8
-10
-6
-8
-9
-4
-7
-11
-8
-8
-10
Freezing level m
4600
4750
4700
5150
5200
4700
5300
5350
4850
5200
5300
4850
5250
5300
4900
5400
5500
5050
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-9-9-10-8-9-10-7-8-9-8-8-9-7-7-8-6-6-7-5-5-5-3-3-5-2-2-4-2-3-4-2-2-4-1-1-31215427536536437637781311814129141191311814129131414191714201915211815191714211915
Sunrise
5:41
5:41
5:41
5:39
5:39
5:39
Sunset
5:45
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 Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Salcantay Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Wed night).

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
69 km ESE
3533m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
Andahuayla Airport
94 km SW
3868m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Ayacuch / oronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport
181 km WSW
2747m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Arequip / odriguez Ballon Airport
349 km SSE
2727m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
352 km SE
3804m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Jauja Airport
360 km W
3812m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
373 km ENE
378m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 260 to 310 degs)
(9 kph at 280).
0.0 km
403 km WSW
5m alt.
3 hours ago
23°C
-
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 235).
23
Pisco Airport
404 km WSW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
0.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Mid: scattered
SHIP5795
407 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
11
Light winds from the SSW
(12 kph at 200).
8.1 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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