Salcantay weather
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Salcantay Weather Forecast

Peruvian Andes · Peru
Issued: 12 am Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -5°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

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

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4650
4950
km/h
25
NW
20
NW
30
WNW
20
NW
35
WNW
25
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
20
WSW
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
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Snowflake cm
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2
2
15
1
1
—
2
1
2
2
1
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—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-2
-1
-1
-3
-2
-3
-4
-2
-3
-3
-2
-3
-3
0
-1
-3
min °C
-3
-1
-2
-4
-2
-4
-5
-2
-3
-4
-3
-3
-4
-1
-2
-4
 chill °C
-10
-7
-9
-10
-10
-11
-14
-9
-10
-10
-9
-8
-9
-5
-6
-9
Freezing level m
5000
5350
5350
4800
5200
5050
4700
5200
5050
4800
4950
5000
4750
5350
5300
4950
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Sunrise
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5:18
—
—
5:18
—
—
5:16
—
—
5:16
—
—
5:16
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:49
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:50
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5:51
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Salcantay Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Salcantay is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon morning, min -5°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Salcantay Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri 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
9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Cuzco
72 km ESE
3249m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
State of sky unchanged.
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 280).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Andahuayla Airport
94 km SW
3868m alt.
1 hour ago
6°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
lightning 80km NE of Urcos
179 km E
2304m alt.
4 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Ayacuch / oronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport
181 km WSW
2747m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.0 km
349 km SSE
2539m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 10).
30 km
Mid: few
Arequip / odriguez Ballon Airport
349 km SSE
2727m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Pisco
398 km WSW
7m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 280 to 340 degs)
(6 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: overcast
403 km WSW
5m alt.
1 hour ago
23°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 57).
3
hy2c285E16S
423 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
20
Moderate winds from the SE
(20 kph at 132).
- km

* 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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