Salcantay weather
– Lat/Long: 13.33° S 72.56° W

Salcantay
Weather Forecast, Peru

Issued: 6 am Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4800
5250
5400
4700
4700
km/h
40
WNW
45
W
30
WSW
20
SW
20
W
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
5
N
5
N
10
NE
10
NE
5
N
5
N
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
max °C
-7
-6
-7
-2
-2
-3
1
1
-2
1
0
-2
0
0
-2
0
0
-2
min °C
-8
-7
-8
-4
-4
-4
0
-2
-3
0
-2
-3
0
-2
-3
0
-2
-3
 chill °C
-18
-16
-17
-10
-7
-9
-4
-6
-7
-4
-6
-7
-2
-4
-7
-3
-4
-3
Freezing level m
4300
4600
4250
4900
5250
4750
5500
5600
5000
5450
5450
5000
5450
5450
5050
5500
5450
5000
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:58
5:58
5:58
5:56
5:56
5:56
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 dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Salcantay Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -3°C on Thu 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
7°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Andahuayla Airport
94 km SW
3868m alt.
2 hours ago
5°C
clear
Fog - in the vicinity.
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Ayacuch / oronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport
181 km WSW
2747m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Arequip / odriguez Ballon Airport
349 km SSE
2727m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the NE
(15 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: few
Jauja Airport
360 km W
3812m alt.
2 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
373 km ENE
378m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Pisco
398 km WSW
7m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
6.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: scattered
403 km WSW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 165).
8
474 km ENE
60m alt.
1 hour ago
23°C
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Cobija Airport
474 km ENE
411m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken

* 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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