Salcantay weather
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Salcantay Weather Forecast

Peruvian Andes · Peru
Issued: 12 am Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat morning, min -9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4900
4450
km/h
15
NE
5
S
15
SSW
10
N
5
NNW
10
W
15
NW
25
NNW
20
W
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
25
N
15
NNW
20
N
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Snowflake cm
1
1
3
1
4
4
7
10
1
1
10
2
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1
1
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-8
-5
-6
-8
-6
-6
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-6
-6
-7
min °C
-9
-6
-7
-8
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-8
-7
-7
-8
-6
-6
-8
 chill °C
-14
-6
-7
-14
-10
-7
-12
-15
-14
-16
-14
-14
-15
-14
-12
-15
Freezing level m
4950
5400
5450
5000
5300
5300
5050
5000
5150
5000
5000
5050
4900
5250
5250
4900
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-9-6-7-8-7-7-7-7-7-8-7-7-8-6-6-8-4-1-1-4-1-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-1-2-33753653343333553914129131198988991210916211916201716151514141515181715
Sunrise
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5:22
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—
5:22
—
—
5:22
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5:20
—
—
5:20
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Sunset
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—
5:47
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5:47
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5:47
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5:47
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5:47
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Salcantay Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Salcantay is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat morning, min -9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Salcantay Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Mon 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 260 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Andahuayla Airport
94 km SW
3868m alt.
1 hour ago
4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Ayacuch / oronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport
181 km WSW
2747m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.0 km
Arequip / odriguez Ballon Airport
349 km SSE
2727m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the NNE.(Wind varies from 360 to 120 degs)
(7 kph at 30).
0.0 km
403 km WSW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 170).
21
Pisco Airport
404 km WSW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 110).
0.0 km
Cobija Airport
474 km ENE
411m alt.
1 hour ago
20°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Epitaciolandia
489 km ENE
218m alt.
3 hours ago
22°C
No report.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 300).
Lima Jorge Chávez International Airport
515 km W
34m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
17
Light winds from the SSE
(17 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Rurrenabaque Airport
565 km ESE
380m alt.
1 hour ago
21°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: 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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