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Salcantay Weather Forecast
Peruvian Andes · PeruIssued: 6 am Thu 24 Sep Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Thu 24 Sep Local Time
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5 Salcantay Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | snow shwrs | clear | clear | clear | clear | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | mod. snow | |
Cloud base (m) | 4500 | 4700 | 5450 | 4800 | 4250 | |||||||||||||
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||
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 cm | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -5 | -6 | -8 | -5 | -6 | -7 | -5 | -6 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -7 | -8 | -7 | -8 |
min °C | -5 | -7 | -8 | -6 | -7 | -8 | -6 | -7 | -8 | -6 | -6 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -10 |
chill °C | -14 | -16 | -17 | -15 | -16 | -18 | -16 | -16 | -18 | -14 | -13 | -15 | -14 | -12 | -16 | -17 | -18 | -20 |
Freezing level m | 5500 | 5400 | 4950 | 5400 | 5450 | 4900 | 5400 | 5500 | 4900 | 5400 | 5400 | 5000 | 5450 | 5300 | 5050 | 5050 | 5050 | 4700 |
 | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:33 | — | — |
 | — | 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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.
Salcantay Weather (Days 3-6):
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Tue 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 | | ||||
Jauja Airport | | ||||
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Pisco | |||||
Cobija Airport | | ||||
Epitaciolandia |
* 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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