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

Salcantay Weather Forecast

Peruvian Andes · Peru
Issued: 12 am Wed 23 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

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

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat morning, light winds from the N by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4900
4700
5550
4100
4550
5150
km/h
15
E
20
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
15
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
35
NE
25
NE
25
NE
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Snowflake cm
1
4
1
 mm
max °C
-3
0
-1
-2
0
-1
-3
0
-1
-3
0
0
-3
0
-1
-3
min °C
-4
-1
-2
-3
0
-3
-3
-1
-2
-4
-1
-2
-4
-1
-2
-4
 chill °C
-10
-7
-9
-10
-6
-10
-10
-7
-9
-11
-8
-9
-12
-8
-8
-11
Freezing level m
4850
5350
5400
5050
5500
5350
4950
5350
5300
4900
5400
5500
4900
5400
5450
4950
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:39
5:37
5:37
5:35
5:35
Sunset
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Salcantay Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat morning, light winds from the N by Mon afternoon).

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
7°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Cuzco
72 km ESE
3249m alt.
3 hours ago
6°C
State of sky unchanged.
7
Light winds from the
(7 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Andahuayla Airport
94 km SW
3868m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
clear
Fog - in the vicinity.
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 210).
8.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
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 40).
10.0 km
Low: broken
349 km SSE
2539m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
State of sky unchanged.
18
Light winds from the NNE
(18 kph at 30).
60 km
Mid: clear
Arequip / odriguez Ballon Airport
349 km SSE
2727m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
13
Light winds from the ENE
(13 kph at 60).
0.0 km
Jauja Airport
360 km W
3812m alt.
53 minutes ago
6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
373 km ENE
378m alt.
53 minutes ago
21°C
light rain
Drizzle
19
Light winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 040 to 160 degs)
(19 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
403 km WSW
5m alt.
31 minutes ago
17°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 199).
2
Pisco Airport
404 km WSW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
6.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
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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