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Salcantay Weather Forecast
Peruvian Andes · PeruIssued: 6 am Mon 14 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Mon 14 Sep Local Time
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5 Salcantay Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, strong winds from the NW by Wed night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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some clouds | snow shwrs | some clouds | snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | some clouds | light snow | snow shwrs | heavy snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | |
Cloud base (m) | 5700 | |||||||||||||||||
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||
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 cm | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -6 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -9 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -10 |
min °C | -7 | -7 | -8 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -9 | -9 | -8 | -10 | -9 | -10 | -10 |
chill °C | -15 | -15 | -16 | -14 | -14 | -16 | -17 | -16 | -18 | -19 | -18 | -20 | -19 | -18 | -18 | -16 | -20 | -19 |
Freezing level m | 5100 | 5250 | 4900 | 5250 | 5200 | 4950 | 5100 | 5000 | 4800 | 4950 | 5050 | 4700 | 4750 | 4950 | 4750 | 4850 | 5150 | 4700 |
 | 5:45 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — |
 | — | 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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, strong winds from the NW by Wed night).
Salcantay Weather (Days 3-6):
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sat 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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
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Andahuayla Airport | | ||||
Ayacuch / oronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport | | ||||
Arequip / odriguez Ballon Airport |  | ||||
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Jauja Airport | | ||||
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Pisco | |||||
* 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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