Salcantay weather
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Salcantay Weather Forecast

Peruvian Andes · Peru
Issued: 6 pm Wed 23 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, strong winds from the NW by Tue morning).

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4600
4650
5500
5100
5350
km/h
30
ESE
40
ESE
40
E
25
E
30
E
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
35
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
5
1
1
1
2
 mm
max °C
-6
-7
-5
-6
-8
-5
-6
-8
-5
-6
-7
-5
-6
-7
-5
-6
-7
min °C
-7
-7
-6
-7
-8
-7
-7
-9
-6
-7
-8
-6
-6
-8
-6
-7
-8
 chill °C
-16
-17
-15
-16
-16
-16
-16
-19
-16
-16
-17
-15
-13
-17
-14
-13
-16
Freezing level m
5400
5050
5500
5400
4950
5300
5400
4950
5400
5450
4850
5400
5350
5000
5400
5350
5000
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-7-7-6-7-8-6-7-9-6-7-8-6-6-8-6-7-8-2-31-2-4-1-2-4-1-1-4-1-2-3-1-2-354863763863753753129151210141291513815119141191816221916211915222015211815201715
Sunrise
5:37
5:37
5:35
5:35
5:35
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Salcantay Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon night, strong winds from the NW by Tue morning).

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
17°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 320 to 020 degs)
(17 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Ayacuch / oronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport
181 km WSW
2747m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Arequip / odriguez Ballon Airport
349 km SSE
2727m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
352 km SE
3804m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 200).
0.0 km
352 km SE
3804m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 100).
0.0 km
Jauja Airport
360 km W
3812m alt.
3 hours ago
18°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: few
373 km ENE
378m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.0 km
403 km WSW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 220).
11
Pisco Airport
404 km WSW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 220).
0.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Mid: clear
Cobija Airport
474 km ENE
411m alt.
3 hours ago
21°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken

* 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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