Salcantay weather

Salcantay
Weather Forecast, Peru

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Salcantay Weather (Days 0-3):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

(Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

(Days 6-9):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
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Wind km/h
40 ESE40
20 ESE20
25 ESE25
10 E10
5 SE5
10 E10
10 ENE10
15 E15
10 NNE10
10 NE10
10 NE10
10 ENE10
5 NE5
5 WNW5
10 E10
5 N5
5 NNW5
10 NW10
10 N10
20 NNW20
15 NW15
10 NW10
5 NW5
5 E5
0 ESE0
0 N0
5 ESE5
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Rain
Rain mm
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Snow
Snow cm
2 - 2 3 3 6 3 2 4 2 1 - 1 2 6 2 1 4 6 1 2 1 1 2 1 3 2
High °C
-1 -1 -2 0 -1 -2 -1 -2 -3 -1 -2 -3 -1 -1 -3 -1 -1 -3 -2 -2 -3 -1 -1 -3 0 -1 -2
Low °C
-1 -2 -3 -1 -2 -3 -1 -2 -3 -2 -2 -3 -2 -2 -3 -2 -2 -3 -3 -3 -4 -1 -2 -4 -1 -2 -3
Chill °C
-9 -7 -9 -3 -3 -5 -5 -7 -8 -5 -5 -6 -4 -3 -5 -3 -4 -7 -7 -7 -9 -4 -1 -5 0 -1 -2
Freezing level m
5300 5400 5050 5350 5400 5000 5400 5200 4950 5250 5250 4950 5200 5300 5000 5200 5300 5000 4900 5100 4800 5300 5300 4950 5300 5400 5050
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Sunrise
5:16 - - 5:16 - - 5:16 - - 5:16 - - 5:18 - - 5:18 - - 5:18 - - 5:18 - - 5:18 - -
Sunset
- 6:09 - - 6:09 - - 6:10 - - 6:12 - - 6:12 - - 6:13 - - 6:13 - - 6:14 - - 6:14 -

Salcantay Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Salcantay is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu nightTemperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -3°C on Wed night)Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Salcantay Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun nightTemperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -3°C on Sat night)Wind will be generally light.

Salcantay Weather (Days 6-9):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morningTemperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Thu morning, min -4°C on Tue 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Cuzco-Alejandro Velasco Astete Airport
68 km ESE
3249m alt.
3 hours ago
10.0° C
State of sky unchanged.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 120).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Cuzc / elazco Astete Airport
69 km ESE
3249m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 120).
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Andahuayla Airport
94 km SW
3548m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the N
(15 kph at 10).
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Andahuayla
95 km SW
3444m alt.
3 hours ago
7.8° C
State of sky unchanged.
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 60).
30 km
Mid: few
Ayacucho-Coronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport
180 km WSW
2749m alt.
3 hours ago
13.4° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 990).
30 km
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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Salcantay and within an acceptable time window.

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