Salcantay weather
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Salcantay Weather Forecast

Peruvian Andes · Peru
Issued: 12 am Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat morning, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, strong winds from the S by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
5200
5350
km/h
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
35
S
35
S
40
S
40
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
NW
15
NW
10
WSW
5
SW
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Snowflake cm
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1
—
1
3
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1
3
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1
3
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1
3
1
 mm
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—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-6
-7
-9
-8
-8
-9
-6
-7
-7
-5
-6
-7
-6
-6
-8
min °C
-9
-7
-9
-10
-8
-9
-9
-7
-9
-8
-6
-7
-8
-6
-8
-8
 chill °C
-19
-16
-17
-18
-17
-19
-19
-17
-19
-17
-12
-13
-12
-12
-12
-8
Freezing level m
4800
5300
5400
4750
5250
5250
4850
5350
5300
5000
5500
5400
5000
5350
5350
5000
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Sunrise
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5:31
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5:31
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—
5:30
—
—
5:30
—
—
5:28
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Sunset
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5:45
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5:45
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5:45
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5:45
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5:45
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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 well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat morning, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, strong winds from the S by Sun night).

Salcantay Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

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
Cuzc / elazco Astete Airport
69 km ESE
699m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Cuzco
72 km ESE
3249m alt.
3 hours ago
8°C
State of sky unchanged.
7
Light winds from the
(7 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: clear
Arequip / odriguez Ballon Airport
349 km SSE
705m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
15
Light winds from the NNE
(15 kph at 30).
0.0 km
Pisco
398 km WSW
7m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
403 km WSW
5m alt.
45 minutes ago
20°C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 194).
8
Pisco Airport
404 km WSW
693m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Epitaciolandia
489 km ENE
218m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
No report.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 300).
Lima Jorge Chávez International Airport
515 km W
34m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the SSE
(17 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Tacna
577 km SSE
469m alt.
3 hours ago
15°C
light rain
Intermittent light drizzle.
14
Light winds from the SW
(14 kph at 230).
5.0 km
Mid: overcast
Tacn / oronel FAP Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International Airport
578 km SSE
700m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
light rain
Drizzle
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 220).
4.0 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.

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