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Salcantay Weather Forecast
Peruvian Andes · PeruIssued: 6 pm Thu 17 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Thu 17 Sep Local Time
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5 Salcantay Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat night). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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some clouds | mod. snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | clear | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | snow shwrs | some clouds | snow shwrs | some clouds | |
Cloud base (m) | 6000 | 5200 | 4600 | ||||||||||||||
km/h | |||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
 cm | — | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -2 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -2 | -2 | -4 | -1 | -1 | -3 | -1 | -1 | -4 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
min °C | -4 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -5 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -2 | -1 | -3 |
chill °C | -13 | -14 | -13 | -12 | -11 | -9 | -9 | -10 | -6 | -7 | -11 | -5 | -7 | -9 | -6 | -7 | -10 |
Freezing level m | 5150 | 4650 | 4700 | 4850 | 4700 | 5150 | 5200 | 4750 | 5250 | 5350 | 4900 | 5250 | 5300 | 4850 | 5300 | 5450 | 5100 |
 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
 | 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 Sun morning, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sat night).
Salcantay Weather (Days 3-6):
A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Wed morning).
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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
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Arequip / odriguez Ballon Airport |  | ||||
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Pisco Airport |  | ||||
Epitaciolandia | |||||
Lima Jorge Chávez International Airport | | ||||
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Pucallpa Airport | |
* 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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