Salcantay weather
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Salcantay Weather Forecast

Peruvian Andes · Peru
Issued: 12 pm Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4850
4750
5150
4550
4600
km/h
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
SE
0
N
5
WNW
10
NNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
1
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
-1
-3
0
0
-3
1
0
-2
0
0
-2
0
0
-3
0
0
-2
min °C
-1
-3
-3
-1
-2
-3
0
-2
-3
0
-2
-3
-1
-2
-4
-1
-3
-3
 chill °C
-7
-9
-9
-6
-8
-9
-3
-6
-7
-4
-7
-7
-3
-5
-4
-1
-3
-6
Freezing level m
5400
5300
4950
5400
5450
5000
5450
5450
5000
5450
5450
5000
5400
5450
4900
5350
5450
4950
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-6-8-8-6-7-8-6-7-8-6-7-7-6-7-8-6-6-8-1-2-3-1-1-31-1-30-1-3-1-1-4-1-2-3853763863764763753151291512915129151291412914129221816211916221915211816211815201815
Sunrise
5:26
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:24
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—
5:22
—
—
5:22
—
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Sunset
—
5:46
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—
5:46
—
—
5:46
—
—
5:46
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—
5:46
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5:47
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Salcantay Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Salcantay is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Salcantay Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Fri 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
69 km ESE
3533m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Andahuayla Airport
94 km SW
3868m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Ayacuch / oronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport
181 km WSW
2747m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 240 to 030 degs)
(9 kph at 300).
0.0 km
Arequip / odriguez Ballon Airport
349 km SSE
2727m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the W.(Wind varies from 200 to 300 degs)
(20 kph at 260).
0.0 km
352 km SE
3804m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: few
352 km SE
3804m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 310).
0.0 km
Jauja Airport
360 km W
3812m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
0.0 km
373 km ENE
378m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 250 to 310 degs)
(9 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
Pisco
398 km WSW
7m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the WSW
(20 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
403 km WSW
5m alt.
46 minutes ago
24°C
-
14
Light winds from the SSW
(14 kph at 210).
29

* 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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