Salcantay weather
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Salcantay Weather Forecast

Peruvian Andes · Peru
Issued: 12 pm Sun 04 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -4°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4900
5100
km/h
20
SSW
25
S
35
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
15
W
20
SW
10
SW
5
W
15
SSW
20
S
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Snowflake cm
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1
—
—
1
—
1
2
—
—
1
—
—
1
1
—
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-2
-4
-1
-2
-3
0
-1
-3
0
-1
-3
0
-1
-3
-1
-1
-3
min °C
-2
-4
-4
-2
-4
-3
0
-3
-4
-1
-3
-4
-1
-3
-4
-2
-3
-4
 chill °C
-8
-11
-11
-9
-10
-9
-2
-7
-7
-5
-6
-7
-5
-8
-9
-4
-8
-10
Freezing level m
5200
5250
4850
5300
5250
5000
5450
5400
4950
5400
5400
4900
5400
5350
4900
5250
5350
4950
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-9-9-9-7-9-8-6-7-8-6-7-9-7-7-9-8-8-8-2-3-4-2-3-30-2-4-1-2-4-1-2-4-2-2-4752753853753753753151291512915129141291512914129221915221915211815211815211816211916
Sunrise
5:31
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:28
—
—
Sunset
—
5:45
—
—
5:45
—
—
5:45
—
—
5:45
—
—
5:45
—
—
5:46
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Salcantay Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Salcantay is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue morning, min -4°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Salcantay Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

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
23°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (26 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Cuzco
72 km ESE
3249m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
State of sky unchanged.
25
Moderate winds from the
(25 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Ayacucho
178 km WSW
2741m alt.
2 hours ago
-
14
Light winds from the SE
(14 kph at 140).
30 km
Mid: few
Ayacuch / oronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport
181 km WSW
2747m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
309 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
29°C
State of sky unchanged.
43
Strong winds from the SSW
(43 kph at 210).
30 km
Mid: clear
349 km SSE
2539m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
State of sky unchanged.
29
Fresh winds from the
(29 kph at 270).
50 km
Mid: clear
Arequip / odriguez Ballon Airport
349 km SSE
2727m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
15
Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 210 to 290 degs)
(15 kph at 250).
0.0 km
352 km SE
3804m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
352 km SE
3804m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the SW
(19 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Jauja Airport
360 km W
3812m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the NE
(33 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: scattered

* 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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