Salcantay weather
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Salcantay Weather Forecast

Peruvian Andes · Peru
Issued: 6 pm Thu 24 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri morning, min -4°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
5450
4800
km/h
25
E
25
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
N
15
NNW
20
NW
30
NW
25
W
20
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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2
2
6
 mm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-3
1
-1
-3
0
0
-3
1
0
-2
0
0
-2
-2
-2
-4
min °C
-2
-4
-1
-2
-4
-1
-2
-4
0
-1
-3
0
-2
-3
-3
-3
-5
 chill °C
-8
-11
-8
-9
-11
-8
-9
-12
-6
-6
-9
-5
-7
-10
-10
-10
-12
Freezing level m
5400
4950
5400
5450
4850
5350
5500
4900
5450
5450
5100
5450
5450
5050
5000
5250
4800
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-7-8-6-7-9-7-7-8-6-6-7-5-6-7-8-7-9-2-40-2-4-1-1-41-1-30-1-3-3-3-55376376385375344212915129151381512914119101091916221915221915211816201715171615
Sunrise
—
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5:37
—
—
5:35
—
—
5:35
—
—
5:35
—
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5:33
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—
Sunset
5:45
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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 dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri morning, min -4°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Salcantay Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Tue 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
17°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Ayacuch / oronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport
181 km WSW
2747m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
13
Light winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 020 to 100 degs)
(13 kph at 60).
0.0 km
Arequip / odriguez Ballon Airport
349 km SSE
2727m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
352 km SE
3804m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
0.0 km
352 km SE
3804m alt.
3 hours ago
16°C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: few
Jauja Airport
360 km W
3812m alt.
3 hours ago
20°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
373 km ENE
378m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Pisco
398 km WSW
7m alt.
2 hours ago
State of sky unchanged.
22
Moderate winds from the SSW
(22 kph at 210).
0.0 km
Mid: clear
403 km WSW
5m alt.
1 hour ago
21°C
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 226).
18
Cobija Airport
474 km ENE
411m alt.
3 hours ago
30°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few

* 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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