Salcantay weather
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Salcantay Weather Forecast

Peruvian Andes · Peru
Issued: 6 pm Wed 30 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5350
4700
4900
5200
km/h
35
WNW
25
W
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
25
S
15
S
10
S
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Snowflake cm
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
1
2
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-6
-2
-2
-4
-1
-1
-3
0
-1
-3
0
-2
-4
0
-1
-3
min °C
-6
-7
-3
-4
-5
-1
-3
-4
-1
-3
-4
-1
-3
-5
-1
-3
-4
 chill °C
-13
-15
-9
-11
-12
-5
-9
-11
-7
-9
-11
-8
-10
-13
-7
-8
-10
Freezing level m
5000
4400
5050
5200
4750
5300
5350
4900
5350
5400
4850
5350
5300
4850
5400
5400
4950
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-10-12-9-8-9-7-7-8-7-8-9-7-9-10-7-7-8-5-7-3-3-5-1-2-4-1-2-4-1-3-5-1-2-4305426527538538539713117131181512915129151291613201713201814221916221915221915
Sunrise
—
—
5:33
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:30
—
—
Sunset
5:45
—
—
5:45
—
—
5:45
—
—
5:45
—
—
5:45
—
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5:45
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Salcantay Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Salcantay is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Salcantay Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

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
11°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Cuzco
72 km ESE
3249m alt.
48 minutes ago
10°C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
7
Light winds from the
(7 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: clear
349 km SSE
2539m alt.
48 minutes ago
12°C
State of sky unchanged.
18
Light winds from the NE
(18 kph at 40).
50 km
Mid: clear
Arequip / odriguez Ballon Airport
349 km SSE
2727m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 50).
0.0 km
352 km SE
3804m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
0.0 km
353 km SE
3801m alt.
48 minutes ago
6°C
State of sky unchanged.
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 230).
30 km
Mid: clear
403 km WSW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 138).
2
Pisco Airport
404 km WSW
211m alt.
48 minutes ago
20°C
partially cloudy
Visibility reduced by smoke.
11
Light winds from the
(11 kph at 270).
2.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Mid: clear
Epitaciolandia
489 km ENE
218m alt.
48 minutes ago
22°C
No report.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 300).
Lima Jorge Chávez International Airport
515 km W
34m alt.
48 minutes ago
22°C
cloudy
State of sky unchanged.
43
Strong winds from the SSE
(43 kph at 160).
30 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast

* 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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