Salcantay weather
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Salcantay Weather Forecast

Peruvian Andes · Peru
Issued: 6 am Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri morning, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat morning, light winds from the NNE by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon morning, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed night).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4400
5450
5100
4550
4450
5100
km/h
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
N
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
30
S
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
6
2
1
—
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
1
-1
-3
0
0
-3
0
0
-2
0
-1
-1
-3
-3
-3
0
-1
-2
min °C
-1
-3
-4
-1
-2
-4
0
-1
-3
0
-1
-4
-3
-4
-5
-1
-2
-3
 chill °C
-8
-10
-11
-8
-9
-12
-5
-5
-7
-5
-5
-11
-10
-12
-12
-7
-7
-10
Freezing level m
5400
5400
4850
5400
5500
4900
5450
5500
5000
5500
5350
5050
4950
5000
4750
5400
5400
4950
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-6-7-9-6-7-8-6-6-7-5-6-7-8-9-9-6-6-70-2-4-1-1-40-1-30-1-3-3-4-4-1-2-37537637646533327531512815138141291311999814118211915221915211915201715151514201714
Sunrise
5:37
—
—
5:35
—
—
5:35
—
—
5:35
—
—
5:33
—
—
5:33
—
—
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: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri morning, min -4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat morning, light winds from the NNE by Sun afternoon).

Salcantay Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon morning, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed night).

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
18°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Cuzco
72 km ESE
3249m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
State of sky unchanged.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: clear
Andahuayla Airport
94 km SW
3868m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
partially cloudy
State of sky unchanged.
17
Light winds from the
(17 kph at 270).
30 km
Low: scattered
Mid: mostly cloudy
Ayacucho
178 km WSW
2741m alt.
1 hour ago
-
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 30).
30 km
Mid: clear
Ayacuch / oronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport
181 km WSW
2747m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
309 km SW
101m alt.
1 hour ago
24°C
State of sky unchanged.
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 280).
30 km
Mid: clear
349 km SSE
2539m alt.
1 hour ago
20°C
State of sky unchanged.
13
Light winds from the
(13 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: clear
Arequip / odriguez Ballon Airport
349 km SSE
2727m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 200 to 280 degs)
(9 kph at 240).
0.0 km
352 km SE
3804m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
353 km SE
3801m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
clear
Clear skies.
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 340).
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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