Salcantay weather
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Salcantay Weather Forecast

Peruvian Andes · Peru
Issued: 6 am Wed 09 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4650
4350
4950
5050
5150
4950
km/h
30
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
NNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
30
WNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
1
2
5
1
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
-1
-1
-3
-3
-2
-4
-2
-3
-4
-3
-3
-4
-1
-2
-3
-1
-2
-3
min °C
-2
-3
-4
-3
-4
-5
-3
-4
-5
-3
-4
-5
-2
-3
-4
-1
-3
-4
 chill °C
-9
-10
-11
-10
-11
-11
-9
-11
-10
-9
-10
-11
-6
-7
-9
-6
-9
-10
Freezing level m
5250
5250
4950
4950
5150
4800
5050
5100
4700
5000
4950
4600
5200
5250
4900
5300
5250
4900
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Sunrise
5:48
5:48
5:47
5:47
5:46
5:45
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Salcantay Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -5°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
Cuzc / elazco Astete Airport
69 km ESE
3533m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Andahuayla Airport
94 km SW
3868m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Ayacuch / oronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport
181 km WSW
2747m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Arequip / odriguez Ballon Airport
349 km SSE
2727m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 190 to 310 degs)
(6 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: few
Juliaca Airport
352 km SE
3804m alt.
1 hour ago
11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
Jauja Airport
360 km W
3812m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: few
373 km ENE
266m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 260 to 350 degs)
(7 kph at 290).
0.0 km
Puerto Maldonado Airport
373 km ENE
378m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 260 to 350 degs)
(7 kph at 290).
0.0 km
Pisco
398 km WSW
7m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 120 to 200 degs)
(9 kph at 160).
0.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Mid: clear
ASCATC286E16S
400 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
32
Fresh winds from the ESE
(32 kph at 123).
- km

* 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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