Salcantay weather
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Salcantay Weather Forecast

Peruvian Andes · Peru
Issued: 12 pm Mon 21 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, fresh winds from the E by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat morning, min -4°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4900
4950
5450
4150
km/h
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
SSE
10
S
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
15
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
3
1
 mm
max °C
0
-1
-4
0
-1
-3
0
-1
-2
0
-1
-3
0
-1
-3
1
0
-2
min °C
-1
-3
-4
-1
-3
-3
-1
-2
-3
0
-2
-3
-1
-2
-4
-1
-2
-4
 chill °C
-4
-7
-8
-5
-9
-9
-8
-8
-11
-6
-8
-10
-7
-9
-11
-8
-9
-11
Freezing level m
5300
5300
4800
5300
5400
4950
5400
5350
5050
5500
5350
4950
5400
5350
4900
5450
5500
5000
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:39
5:39
5:39
5:37
5:37
5:35
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: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, fresh winds from the E by Wed night).

Salcantay Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat morning, min -4°C on Fri 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.
1 hour ago
24°C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 250 to 350 degs)
(19 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: few
Andahuayla Airport
94 km SW
3868m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Ayacuch / oronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport
181 km WSW
2747m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Arequip / odriguez Ballon Airport
349 km SSE
2727m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
19
Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 210 to 290 degs)
(19 kph at 250).
0.0 km
352 km SE
3804m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: few
352 km SE
3804m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
13
Light winds from the ENE
(13 kph at 60).
0.0 km
Jauja Airport
360 km W
3812m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
373 km ENE
378m alt.
2 hours ago
36°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 280 to 360 degs)
(17 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
403 km WSW
5m alt.
1 hour ago
23°C
-
21
Moderate winds from the WSW
(21 kph at 240).
31
Pisco Airport
404 km WSW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast

* 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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