Salcantay weather
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Salcantay Weather Forecast

Peruvian Andes · Peru
Issued: 12 am Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4750
4700
4400
4850
4700
km/h
20
SW
10
S
10
SW
0
SSE
5
N
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
5
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
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Snowflake cm
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—
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—
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2
1
1
2
7
—
—
1
5
1
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
1
0
-3
0
0
-3
0
0
-3
0
-1
-2
-2
-3
-3
min °C
-3
0
-2
-4
0
-2
-4
-1
-2
-4
-1
-2
-3
-4
-3
-4
 chill °C
-8
-3
-6
-4
-2
-2
-6
-1
-5
-9
-4
-6
-6
-10
-8
-9
Freezing level m
5000
5500
5450
4950
5450
5450
5000
5400
5450
5000
5350
5400
5050
5150
4900
4850
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
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5:24
—
—
5:22
—
—
5:22
—
—
5:22
—
—
5:22
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Sunset
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—
5:46
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5:46
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5:47
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5:47
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5:47
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Salcantay Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Salcantay is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Salcantay Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Sat 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.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Andahuayla Airport
94 km SW
3868m alt.
1 hour ago
3°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Ayacuch / oronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport
181 km WSW
2747m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
0.0 km
Arequip / odriguez Ballon Airport
349 km SSE
2727m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 40).
0.0 km
403 km WSW
5m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 118).
3
Pisco Airport
404 km WSW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and cloudy.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 170).
0.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: overcast
Cobija Airport
474 km ENE
411m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Epitaciolandia
489 km ENE
218m alt.
1 hour ago
22°C
No report.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 300).
Lima Jorge Chávez International Airport
515 km W
34m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the SSE
(22 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Rurrenabaque Airport
565 km ESE
380m alt.
1 hour ago
23°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered

* 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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