Salcantay weather
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Salcantay Weather Forecast

Peruvian Andes · Peru
Issued: 6 am Thu 17 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Thu night, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5100
5100
5250
5000
4850
km/h
35
NNW
40
NW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
W
10
WSW
5
W
15
W
10
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SE
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Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
4
3
3
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-5
-2
-2
-4
-1
-2
-4
-1
-1
-4
0
-1
-2
min °C
-5
-4
-6
-5
-4
-5
-3
-4
-5
-2
-3
-5
-2
-3
-4
-1
-2
-3
 chill °C
-14
-13
-14
-13
-11
-12
-8
-8
-9
-4
-7
-10
-7
-6
-6
-5
-4
-7
Freezing level m
4650
5100
4650
4650
4750
4650
5100
5200
4700
5200
5300
4800
5300
5300
4850
5300
5400
5100
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:43
5:41
5:41
5:41
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 heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Thu night, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Salcantay Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Sun 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.
2 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Andahuayla Airport
94 km SW
3868m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
light rain
Drizzle
4
Calm
(4 kph at 100).
4.0 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Ayacuch / oronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport
181 km WSW
2747m alt.
3 hours ago
13°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Arequip / odriguez Ballon Airport
349 km SSE
2727m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: few
Jauja Airport
360 km W
3812m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
373 km ENE
378m alt.
3 hours ago
20°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
403 km WSW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 117).
3
Pisco Airport
404 km WSW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Cobija Airport
474 km ENE
411m alt.
3 hours ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Epitaciolandia
489 km ENE
218m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
No report.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 300).

* 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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