Salcantay weather
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Salcantay Weather Forecast

Peruvian Andes · Peru
Issued: 12 am Thu 22 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -9°C on Mon night). Mainly near gales.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
4300
5200
5250
4400
km/h
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNE
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
50
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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1
1
—
2
1
—
3
3
—
2
1
10
8
7
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-7
-5
-6
-7
-6
-6
-7
-5
-5
-6
-6
-6
-7
-8
-7
-8
min °C
-8
-5
-6
-7
-7
-6
-7
-5
-6
-7
-6
-6
-8
-8
-8
-9
 chill °C
-15
-11
-12
-12
-13
-15
-16
-13
-14
-16
-14
-14
-17
-17
-16
-21
Freezing level m
4950
5450
5350
4950
5150
5250
5000
5450
5500
5050
5450
5400
4900
4800
5050
4700
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
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5:20
—
—
5:20
—
—
5:18
—
—
5:18
—
—
5:18
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:49
—
—
5:49
—
—
5:49
—
—
5:49
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5:49
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Salcantay Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Salcantay is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon).

Salcantay Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -9°C on Mon night). Mainly near gales.

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.
1 hour ago
10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Arequip / odriguez Ballon Airport
350 km SSE
2727m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 280).
0.0 km
SHIP9116
391 km SSW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
36
Fresh winds from the SSE
(36 kph at 160).
Pisco
398 km WSW
7m alt.
2 hours ago
State of sky unchanged.
7
Light winds from the ENE
(7 kph at 70).
0.0 km
Mid: clear
403 km WSW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
-
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 175).
13
SHIP8033
391 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SSE
(36 kph at 160).
- km
SHIP4470
391 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SSE
(36 kph at 160).
- km
SHIP9793
391 km SSW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
36
Fresh winds from the SSE
(36 kph at 160).
SHIP2314
391 km SSW
3m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
36
Fresh winds from the SSE
(36 kph at 160).
SHIP10064
391 km SSW
15m alt.
2 hours ago
36
Fresh winds from the SSE
(36 kph at 160).
- 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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