Salcantay weather
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Salcantay Weather Forecast

Peruvian Andes · Peru
Issued: 12 pm Thu 10 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Thu morning, light winds from the NW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun morning, min -9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
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
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
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)
4400
4300
4600
4950
4850
4900
km/h
40
NW
35
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
35
NW
25
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
20
NW
25
W
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
NW
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Snowflake cm
3
4
12
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
 mm
max °C
-7
-7
-8
-8
-8
-9
-7
-7
-8
-7
-7
-8
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-8
min °C
-8
-8
-9
-8
-8
-9
-8
-8
-9
-7
-7
-9
-7
-8
-8
-7
-7
-8
 chill °C
-18
-17
-16
-16
-16
-17
-17
-16
-17
-14
-14
-16
-14
-16
-16
-14
-14
-15
Freezing level m
5150
5150
4800
4900
5050
4650
5150
5200
4850
5200
5200
4900
5200
5200
4900
5250
5200
4800
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-8-8-9-8-8-9-8-8-9-7-7-9-7-8-8-7-7-8-2-3-4-4-4-5-3-3-4-2-3-4-2-3-4-2-3-454243254254364354212108109812118121081210912108191714161614191714181615191615181614
Sunrise
5:48
5:47
5:47
5:46
5:45
5:43
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 Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Thu morning, light winds from the NW by Thu night).

Salcantay Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun morning, min -9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

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
18°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Ayacuch / oronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport
181 km WSW
2747m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the N
(17 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Arequip / odriguez Ballon Airport
349 km SSE
2727m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
15
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 210 to 300 degs)
(15 kph at 260).
0.0 km
352 km SE
3804m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 330).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
352 km SE
3804m alt.
3 hours ago
14°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Jauja Airport
360 km W
3812m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
6
Light winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 060 to 170 degs)
(6 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
373 km ENE
378m alt.
2 hours ago
34°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 280 to 350 degs)
(7 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: few
403 km WSW
5m alt.
1 hour ago
22°C
-
23
Moderate winds from the SW
(23 kph at 235).
32
Pisco Airport
404 km WSW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
41
Strong winds from the SW
(41 kph at 220).
8.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: clear
Cobija Airport
474 km ENE
411m alt.
2 hours ago
33°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the NW
(15 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: few

* 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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