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Salcantay Weather Forecast
Peruvian Andes · PeruIssued: 12 pm Sun 25 Oct Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Sun 25 Oct Local Time
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5 Salcantay Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | snow shwrs | light snow | heavy snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | snow shwrs | some clouds | |
Cloud base (m) | 4900 | 4750 | ||||||||||||||||
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||
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 cm | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 0 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -3 | -1 | -2 | -3 |
min °C | 0 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -4 | -2 | -4 | -5 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -1 | -3 | -4 |
chill °C | -6 | -8 | -10 | -7 | -9 | -10 | -10 | -11 | -13 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -8 | -7 | -9 | -5 | -7 | -8 |
Freezing level m | 5500 | 5400 | 5000 | 5200 | 5300 | 4850 | 5150 | 5100 | 4750 | 5150 | 5150 | 4900 | 5150 | 5300 | 5000 | 5350 | 5250 | 4900 |
 | 5:18 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
 | — | 5:49 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:51 | — |
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Salcantay Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Salcantay is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -5°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.
Salcantay Weather (Days 3-6):
A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu afternoon, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Fri night).
This table gives the weather forecast for Salcantay at the specific elevation of 5500 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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
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Cuzco | |||||
Andahuayla Airport | | ||||
Ayacucho |  | ||||
Ayacuch / oronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport |  | ||||
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Arequip / odriguez Ballon Airport | | ||||
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* 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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