Salcantay weather
– Lat/Long: 13.33° S 72.56° W

Salcantay Weather Forecast

Peruvian Andes · Peru
Issued: 12 am Sun 13 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu morning).

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4500
5150
km/h
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
35
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
1
1
1
5
1
1
3
 mm
max °C
-3
-2
-2
-3
-1
-2
-3
-1
-2
-3
-3
-3
-4
-3
-3
-4
min °C
-4
-2
-3
-4
-2
-3
-4
-2
-2
-4
-4
-3
-4
-3
-4
-5
 chill °C
-11
-7
-8
-10
-7
-9
-9
-7
-7
-11
-11
-9
-10
-11
-11
-13
Freezing level m
4850
5150
5250
4800
5200
5200
4900
5250
5250
4950
4900
4950
4800
5050
4950
4750
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:46
5:45
5:43
5:43
5:43
Sunset
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. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Salcantay Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu morning).

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
6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Cuzco
72 km ESE
3249m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
State of sky unchanged.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: clear
Arequip / odriguez Ballon Airport
350 km SSE
2727m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
17
Light winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 050 to 110 degs)
(17 kph at 70).
0.0 km
351 km SSE
2539m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
State of sky unchanged.
11
Light winds from the
(11 kph at 270).
50 km
Mid: clear
Pisco
398 km WSW
7m alt.
1 hour ago
21°C
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: overcast
403 km WSW
5m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
-
23
Moderate winds from the SSW
(23 kph at 211).
32
SHIP9100
470 km WSW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
20°C
partially cloudy
55
Near gales from the SSE
(55 kph at 160).
20.4 km
SHIP7496
470 km WSW
15m alt.
1 hour ago
22°C
55
Near gales from the SSE
(56 kph at 160).
17.7 km
SHIP7127
470 km WSW
3m alt.
1 hour ago
20°C
partially cloudy
55
Near gales from the SSE
(55 kph at 160).
20.4 km
Epitaciolandia
489 km ENE
218m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
No report.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 300).

* 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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