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Salcantay Weather Forecast
Peruvian Andes · PeruIssued: 6 am Thu 22 Oct Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Thu 22 Oct Local Time
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5 Salcantay Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Fri afternoon). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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some clouds | light snow | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | mod. snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | |
Cloud base (m) | 5250 | 4950 | 4700 | |||||||||||||||
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||
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 cm | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 0 | -1 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -2 | -2 | -3 |
min °C | 0 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -3 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -1 | -2 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -5 | -2 | -3 | -5 |
chill °C | -4 | -5 | -6 | -7 | -9 | -10 | -6 | -8 | -10 | -7 | -8 | -11 | -10 | -9 | -14 | -9 | -10 | -13 |
Freezing level m | 5500 | 5350 | 5000 | 5200 | 5150 | 5000 | 5450 | 5450 | 5050 | 5400 | 5350 | 4950 | 4900 | 4900 | 4850 | 5200 | 5200 | 4700 |
 | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — |
 | — | 5:49 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | 5:50 | — |
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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 Thu morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Fri afternoon).
Salcantay Weather (Days 3-6):
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Mon night). Mainly strong 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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
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Andahuayla Airport | | ||||
Ayacuch / oronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport | | ||||
Arequip / odriguez Ballon Airport |  | ||||
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Jauja Airport | | ||||
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Pisco | |||||
Cobija 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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