Salcantay weather
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Salcantay Weather Forecast

Peruvian Andes · Peru
Issued: 6 pm Sun 13 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sat morning).

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
4400
km/h
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NNW
30
NW
40
NW
40
NNW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
2
3
4
10
1
3
1
7
3
2
6
 mm
max °C
-6
-8
-7
-7
-7
-6
-7
-7
-8
-7
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
min °C
-7
-8
-7
-7
-9
-7
-7
-8
-8
-7
-8
-9
-8
-10
-9
-8
-10
 chill °C
-14
-15
-15
-16
-16
-14
-14
-16
-16
-16
-17
-20
-18
-20
-19
-18
-19
Freezing level m
5350
4800
5250
5250
4900
5250
5250
4950
4850
4900
4750
4850
5050
4800
4750
5050
4750
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-7-8-7-7-8-7-7-8-8-7-8-9-8-9-9-8-9-2-4-2-3-4-2-3-4-4-3-4-4-3-4-4-4-452643643222231332118121191310978799791081814191715201715141413151513161614
Sunrise
5:45
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:41
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 Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Salcantay Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sat 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.
2 hours ago
12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Cuzco
72 km ESE
3249m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
State of sky unchanged.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
Mid: clear
349 km SSE
2539m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
State of sky unchanged.
18
Light winds from the
(18 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: clear
Arequip / odriguez Ballon Airport
349 km SSE
2727m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the NE.(Wind varies from 010 to 090 degs)
(9 kph at 50).
0.0 km
352 km SE
3804m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: few
352 km SE
3804m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: few
Pisco
398 km WSW
7m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
Dry and cloudy.
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: overcast
403 km WSW
5m alt.
1 hour ago
21°C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 214).
8
Epitaciolandia
489 km ENE
218m alt.
1 hour ago
22°C
No report.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 300).
Lima Jorge Chávez International Airport
515 km W
34m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the SSE
(19 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: overcast

* 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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