Salcantay weather
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Salcantay Weather Forecast

Peruvian Andes · Peru
Issued: 12 pm Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, fresh winds from the S by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
5850
4900
8900
km/h
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
20
S
20
S
30
S
30
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
NW
10
NW
10
WSW
0
NNW
15
W
15
SW
20
SW
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
2
—
—
2
—
1
2
—
—
—
—
1
2
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
0
-1
-4
-1
-2
-4
0
-1
-3
0
-1
-3
-1
-1
-3
-1
-1
-3
min °C
-1
-4
-5
-2
-4
-5
-1
-4
-3
0
-3
-3
-1
-3
-4
-1
-3
-4
 chill °C
-7
-9
-10
-8
-11
-14
-8
-10
-10
-4
-6
-3
-5
-3
-4
-6
-9
-10
Freezing level m
5300
5350
4750
5250
5300
4850
5300
5350
5000
5450
5400
4950
5350
5400
4900
5350
5300
4900
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-7-8-10-8-9-9-7-8-8-6-7-8-6-7-9-7-8-9-1-3-5-2-3-5-1-3-30-2-3-1-2-4-1-2-47527527538537536431512815128151291512914121014119221915221915221815221816201916211815
Sunrise
5:31
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:28
—
—
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. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, fresh winds from the S by Sun night).

Salcantay Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -4°C on Wed 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
25°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 230 to 290 degs)
(19 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Cuzco
72 km ESE
3249m alt.
36 minutes ago
25°C
State of sky unchanged.
13
Light winds from the
(13 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: clear
Andahuayla Airport
94 km SW
3868m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the NNE.(Wind varies from 340 to 100 degs)
(20 kph at 30).
0.0 km
Ayacucho
178 km WSW
2741m alt.
36 minutes ago
-
15
Light winds from the
(15 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: clear
Ayacuch / oronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport
181 km WSW
2747m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
309 km SW
101m alt.
36 minutes ago
28°C
Dust or sand raised by wind.
28
Moderate winds from the SSW
(28 kph at 210).
26 km
Mid: clear
349 km SSE
2539m alt.
36 minutes ago
19°C
State of sky unchanged.
15
Light winds from the
(15 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: clear
Arequip / odriguez Ballon Airport
349 km SSE
2727m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
15
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 210 to 310 degs)
(15 kph at 260).
0.0 km
352 km SE
3804m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
353 km SE
3801m alt.
36 minutes ago
20°C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 250).
30 km
Mid: clear

* 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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