Salcantay weather
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Salcantay Weather Forecast

Peruvian Andes · Peru
Issued: 6 am Wed 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
5350
4100
4350
5200
5950
km/h
30
NNW
30
NW
50
NNW
45
NNW
40
NW
50
NW
40
NW
45
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
2
7
4
2
1
1
4
3
2
3
2
3
2
1
 mm
max °C
-7
-7
-7
-9
-8
-9
-8
-8
-9
-8
-8
-9
-8
-8
-9
-8
-7
-9
min °C
-8
-7
-9
-9
-8
-10
-9
-8
-10
-9
-9
-10
-8
-9
-10
-8
-9
-10
 chill °C
-17
-16
-20
-20
-18
-21
-20
-18
-18
-18
-17
-16
-15
-16
-18
-14
-14
-16
Freezing level m
5000
5100
4850
4700
4850
4550
4900
4950
4700
5000
5050
4750
5200
5150
4750
5200
5300
4750
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-8-7-8-9-8-10-9-8-10-9-9-10-8-9-10-8-8-10-3-3-4-5-4-5-4-4-5-3-4-5-2-3-5-2-3-534222133143264265210988861097111081311814128161514141413171513181614201815211815
Sunrise
5:43
5:43
5:41
5:41
5:41
5:39
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 night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed morning, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Salcantay Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Mon 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.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
69 km ESE
3533m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Andahuayla Airport
94 km SW
3868m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
clear
Fog patches -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Ayacuch / oronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport
181 km WSW
2747m alt.
3 hours ago
14°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Arequip / odriguez Ballon Airport
349 km SSE
2727m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 50).
0.0 km
Jauja Airport
360 km W
3812m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
373 km ENE
378m alt.
3 hours ago
23°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
Pisco
398 km WSW
7m alt.
3 hours ago
21°C
Dry and cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
8.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: overcast
403 km WSW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
-
3
Calm
(3 kph at 282).
5
Cobija Airport
474 km ENE
411m alt.
3 hours ago
23°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SSE
(13 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Epitaciolandia
489 km ENE
218m alt.
3 hours ago
22°C
No report.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 300).

* 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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