Salcantay weather
– Lat/Long: 13.33° S 72.56° W

Salcantay Weather Forecast

Peruvian Andes · Peru
Issued: 6 am Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NE by Tue night).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4700
4950
5450
4600
km/h
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
5
NW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
NW
15
WSW
15
S
10
E
10
ESE
25
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
Weather map
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
—
1
1
—
1
2
—
2
2
1
3
7
2
5
2
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-6
-7
-5
-6
-7
-6
-6
-7
-6
-6
-7
-5
-6
-7
-6
-6
-7
min °C
-6
-7
-7
-6
-7
-8
-6
-7
-8
-6
-7
-8
-6
-7
-8
-6
-6
-8
 chill °C
-14
-15
-14
-13
-14
-14
-9
-10
-8
-6
-11
-14
-10
-11
-17
-14
-14
-17
Freezing level m
5300
5300
4950
5450
5300
4950
5350
5400
4950
5450
5350
4950
5450
5350
5000
5400
5350
5000
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-6-7-7-6-7-8-6-7-8-6-7-8-6-7-8-6-6-8-1-2-30-2-3-1-2-4-1-2-30-2-3-1-2-35436436537547447531210913119141191411101411914119181715201715201816211816211716201816
Sunrise
5:16
—
—
5:16
—
—
5:16
—
—
5:16
—
—
5:15
—
—
5:15
—
—
Sunset
—
5:50
—
—
5:51
—
—
5:51
—
—
5:51
—
—
5:51
—
—
5:52
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Salcantay Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Salcantay is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Salcantay Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NE by Tue 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
17°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Andahuayla Airport
94 km SW
3868m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Ayacuch / oronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport
181 km WSW
2747m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Arequip / odriguez Ballon Airport
349 km SSE
2727m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
15
Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 210 to 280 degs)
(15 kph at 250).
0.0 km
352 km SE
3804m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
352 km SE
3804m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Jauja Airport
360 km W
3812m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
373 km ENE
378m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
light rain
Drizzle
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
403 km WSW
5m alt.
40 minutes ago
26°C
-
23
Moderate winds from the SW
(23 kph at 232).
32
Pisco Airport
404 km WSW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 260).
0.0 km

* 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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