Salcantay weather
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Salcantay Weather Forecast

Peruvian Andes · Peru
Issued: 12 am Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri morning, min -9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
4700
4950
4750
4750
4200
km/h
25
SW
25
WSW
35
SW
25
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSE
10
ESE
5
SSW
5
S
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
1
—
1
1
—
1
2
—
1
2
1
2
2
3
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-7
-6
-6
-7
-5
-6
-7
-6
-6
-7
-6
-6
-7
-6
-6
-8
min °C
-8
-6
-7
-8
-6
-7
-8
-6
-7
-8
-6
-7
-8
-7
-8
-9
 chill °C
-16
-14
-16
-16
-10
-13
-15
-12
-15
-13
-10
-12
-8
-10
-11
-12
Freezing level m
5000
5350
5450
4950
5450
5450
5000
5450
5400
5000
5450
5450
4950
5250
5300
4950
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
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5:24
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:22
—
—
5:22
—
—
Sunset
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—
5:46
—
—
5:46
—
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5:46
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5:46
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5:47
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Salcantay Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Salcantay is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Salcantay Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri morning, min -9°C on Sat 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.
2 hours ago
9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Arequip / odriguez Ballon Airport
350 km SSE
2727m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
403 km WSW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 204).
6
Pisco Airport
403 km WSW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: overcast
Epitaciolandia
489 km ENE
218m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
No report.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 300).
SHIP7062
514 km W
3m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
SHIP10633
514 km W
15m alt.
3 hours ago
- km
SHIP1885
514 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
23°C
SHIP5073
514 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
- km
SHIP6843
514 km W
3m alt.
3 hours ago
23°C

* 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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