Salcantay weather
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Salcantay Weather Forecast

Peruvian Andes · Peru
Issued: 12 pm Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat morning, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat morning, calm by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the S by Thu night).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5500
5150
4800
5000
5050
5400
km/h
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
10
N
5
N
10
NW
10
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
W
35
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSE
20
SSE
10
S
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
4
5
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
1
0
-3
0
-1
-2
0
-1
-1
-2
-3
-2
-1
-1
-3
1
0
-2
min °C
-1
-2
-4
-1
-2
-3
-1
-2
-4
-2
-3
-3
-1
-2
-4
0
-2
-3
 chill °C
-8
-9
-12
-6
-2
-6
-4
-6
-11
-9
-10
-11
-7
-9
-12
-6
-7
-7
Freezing level m
5400
5500
4900
5400
5400
5000
5400
5400
5050
5150
5000
5000
5300
5400
4900
5450
5500
4950
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:35
—
—
5:35
—
—
5:35
—
—
5:33
—
—
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: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat morning, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat morning, calm by Sun afternoon).

Salcantay Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the S by Thu 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
21°C
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the N.(Wind varies from 330 to 050 degs)
(28 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: few
Andahuayla Airport
94 km SW
3868m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the N.(Wind varies from 350 to 060 degs)
(20 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Ayacuch / oronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport
181 km WSW
2747m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Arequip / odriguez Ballon Airport
349 km SSE
2727m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
17
Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 190 to 300 degs)
(17 kph at 250).
0.0 km
352 km SE
3804m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
0.0 km
352 km SE
3804m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 120).
0.0 km
Jauja Airport
360 km W
3812m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
373 km ENE
378m alt.
2 hours ago
36°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Pisco
398 km WSW
7m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the WNW
(17 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
403 km WSW
5m alt.
48 minutes ago
23°C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 283).
13

* 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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