Salcantay weather
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Salcantay Weather Forecast

Peruvian Andes · Peru
Issued: 6 pm Sat 19 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Thu afternoon).

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
5400
4600
5200
5950
5750
5250
5200
km/h
15
W
25
W
20
W
5
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
W
5
W
10
WNW
5
S
20
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
30
E
15
ENE
25
E
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Snowflake cm
1
1
2
1
3
1
 mm
max °C
-2
-4
-1
-1
-4
-1
-2
-4
-2
-2
-3
0
0
-2
1
0
-3
min °C
-5
-5
-2
-4
-4
-2
-4
-5
-2
-3
-4
-1
-2
-3
0
-2
-3
 chill °C
-10
-12
-8
-7
-7
-6
-8
-9
-5
-9
-10
-8
-9
-10
-6
-10
-10
Freezing level m
5250
4700
5250
5300
4850
5250
5300
4850
5150
5150
4800
5400
5450
5000
5500
5450
4950
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-9-9-7-8-9-7-8-9-7-8-9-6-7-8-6-7-8-4-5-2-3-4-2-3-5-2-3-4-1-1-31-1-3426536525427538531181411914118119814129151291814211815211815181614201815221916
Sunrise
5:41
5:39
5:39
5:39
5:37
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 Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Salcantay Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Thu 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.
2 hours ago
15°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Ayacuch / oronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport
181 km WSW
2747m alt.
3 hours ago
22°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Arequip / odriguez Ballon Airport
349 km SSE
2727m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 270).
0.0 km
352 km SE
3804m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the WSW
(9 kph at 240).
0.0 km
352 km SE
3804m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 260).
0.0 km
Jauja Airport
360 km W
3812m alt.
3 hours ago
15°C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: few
373 km ENE
378m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Pisco
398 km WSW
7m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the SW
(28 kph at 220).
0.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: clear
403 km WSW
5m alt.
53 minutes ago
21°C
-
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 239).
18
Cobija Airport
474 km ENE
411m alt.
3 hours ago
30°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud

* 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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