Salcantay weather
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Salcantay Weather Forecast

Peruvian Andes · Peru
Issued: 12 pm Sun 13 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
AM
PM
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
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
4350
4550
km/h
15
WNW
15
W
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
W
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Snowflake cm
1
1
2
4
4
2
1
3
1
5
5
2
 mm
max °C
-1
-1
-3
-1
-1
-3
-1
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
min °C
-2
-3
-4
-2
-3
-4
-1
-2
-4
-3
-3
-4
-3
-3
-5
-4
-4
-5
 chill °C
-7
-8
-10
-8
-9
-8
-6
-7
-11
-10
-10
-12
-11
-11
-13
-12
-11
-11
Freezing level m
5250
5300
4800
5250
5300
4950
5300
5200
4950
4900
5000
4850
5000
5000
4750
4750
4700
4700
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Sunrise
5:46
5:45
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:41
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Salcantay Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

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
20°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Andahuayla Airport
94 km SW
3868m alt.
3 hours ago
14°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the NE
(19 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
Ayacuch / oronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport
181 km WSW
2747m alt.
3 hours ago
21°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the NE.(Wind varies from 330 to 130 degs)
(13 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Arequip / odriguez Ballon Airport
349 km SSE
2727m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
17
Light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 200 to 280 degs)
(17 kph at 230).
0.0 km
352 km SE
3804m alt.
3 hours ago
18°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: few
352 km SE
3804m alt.
3 hours ago
18°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: few
Jauja Airport
360 km W
3812m alt.
3 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
373 km ENE
378m alt.
3 hours ago
23°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 030 to 180 degs)
(13 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Pisco
398 km WSW
7m alt.
3 hours ago
23°C
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
403 km WSW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
-
31
Fresh winds from the SW
(31 kph at 232).
39

* 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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