Salcantay weather
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Salcantay Weather Forecast

Peruvian Andes · Peru
Issued: 6 am Tue 29 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri morning, min -9°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5700
5400
km/h
35
NNW
40
WNW
35
NW
60
NW
40
W
40
WNW
25
S
20
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
30
S
35
SSE
30
S
Weather map
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
10
7
—
1
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
1
2
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-8
-9
-8
-9
-10
-8
-8
-8
-6
-6
-7
-6
-6
-8
-6
-7
-8
min °C
-8
-8
-9
-8
-10
-11
-9
-10
-9
-7
-7
-7
-6
-8
-9
-7
-9
-9
 chill °C
-18
-18
-18
-20
-21
-22
-18
-20
-18
-15
-15
-15
-15
-17
-20
-16
-18
-18
Freezing level m
5100
5000
4650
5000
5050
4550
5100
5100
4750
5350
5450
5000
5450
5450
4950
5400
5300
4900
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-8-8-9-8-10-11-9-9-9-7-7-7-6-7-9-7-8-9-3-4-5-3-4-6-3-4-5-1-1-30-2-4-1-3-4422531632764863853118711107131071412101512916129181513181614201714211916221915221915
Sunrise
5:33
—
—
5:33
—
—
5:33
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:31
—
—
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: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Wed night).

Salcantay Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri morning, min -9°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

This table gives the weather forecast for Salcantay at the specific elevation of 6271 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
13°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Andahuayla Airport
94 km SW
3868m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
light rain
Light rain .
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 250).
8.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Ayacuch / oronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport
181 km WSW
2747m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
7.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Arequip / odriguez Ballon Airport
349 km SSE
2727m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Jauja Airport
360 km W
3812m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
373 km ENE
378m alt.
2 hours ago
29°C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
13
Light winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 280 to 360 degs)
(13 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Pisco
398 km WSW
7m alt.
2 hours ago
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 120 to 250 degs)
(7 kph at 190).
0.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Mid: mostly cloudy
403 km WSW
5m alt.
1 hour ago
22°C
-
23
Moderate winds from the SW
(23 kph at 236).
29
Cobija Airport
474 km ENE
411m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Epitaciolandia
489 km ENE
218m alt.
1 hour ago
-
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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