Salcantay weather
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Salcantay Weather Forecast

Peruvian Andes · Peru
Issued: 12 pm Sun 27 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5500
4600
5450
5450
5200
km/h
20
NE
10
N
5
N
10
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
30
NW
15
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
35
W
30
W
35
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
1
2
2
9
14
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
0
-3
-1
-1
-2
-3
-5
-5
-2
-2
-4
0
-1
-2
0
0
-3
min °C
0
-2
-3
-1
-2
-4
-4
-5
-6
-4
-3
-5
-2
-2
-4
-1
-2
-4
 chill °C
-5
-2
-6
-4
-7
-11
-11
-11
-13
-11
-10
-13
-9
-8
-10
-6
-7
-10
Freezing level m
5500
5450
4950
5350
5350
4950
4950
4500
4400
5000
5300
4650
5300
5400
4900
5350
5500
4900
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-5-6-8-6-6-8-8-9-10-9-8-9-7-7-8-6-7-80-1-3-1-2-3-4-5-6-3-3-5-1-2-3-1-1-47536532004516537631411912119856121171411814129201715191715151112191813201814211915
Sunrise
5:35
—
—
5:35
—
—
5:33
—
—
5:33
—
—
5:33
—
—
5:31
—
—
Sunset
—
5:45
—
—
5:45
—
—
5:45
—
—
5:45
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—
5:45
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5:45
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Salcantay Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Salcantay is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Salcantay Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

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
16°C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
15
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 280 to 060 degs)
(15 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Andahuayla Airport
94 km SW
3868m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Ayacuch / oronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport
181 km WSW
2747m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 140 to 200 degs)
(9 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Arequip / odriguez Ballon Airport
349 km SSE
2727m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
15
Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 210 to 280 degs)
(15 kph at 240).
0.0 km
352 km SE
3804m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: broken
352 km SE
3804m alt.
3 hours ago
17°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Jauja Airport
360 km W
3812m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
373 km ENE
378m alt.
2 hours ago
37°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 260 to 360 degs)
(11 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: few
Pisco
398 km WSW
7m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
403 km WSW
5m alt.
47 minutes ago
23°C
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 243).
18

* 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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