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

Salcantay
Weather Forecast, Peru

Issued: 12 pm Thu 27 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. 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 ENE by Tue night).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4350
5000
5300
km/h
5
N
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
W
5
WNW
10
S
10
S
15
E
20
E
20
E
35
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
 mm
max °C
-5
-5
-7
-6
-6
-7
-6
-6
-7
-6
-6
-6
-5
-5
-6
-5
-5
-6
min °C
-5
-6
-7
-6
-7
-8
-7
-7
-8
-6
-7
-8
-5
-6
-6
-6
-6
-7
 chill °C
-8
-10
-12
-11
-11
-14
-14
-13
-16
-13
-13
-11
-9
-11
-12
-13
-14
-16
Freezing level m
5500
5450
5050
5350
5300
5000
5300
5300
5000
5350
5350
5050
5500
5500
5150
5400
5400
5000
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-5-6-7-6-7-8-7-7-8-6-7-7-5-6-6-6-6-71-1-3-1-2-3-1-2-3-1-2-31-1-2-1-1-3853643643753864653141291311912119141191412913119211815201715191815201815211915191715
Sunrise
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:54
5:54
5:54
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: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Salcantay Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. 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 ENE 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
25°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Andahuayla Airport
94 km SW
3868m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
15
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 290 to 060 degs)
(15 kph at 10).
0.0 km
Ayacuch / oronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport
181 km WSW
2747m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Arequip / odriguez Ballon Airport
349 km SSE
2727m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
17
Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 200 to 280 degs)
(17 kph at 240).
0.0 km
352 km SE
3804m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 170).
0.0 km
352 km SE
3804m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 170).
0.0 km
Jauja Airport
360 km W
3812m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
373 km ENE
378m alt.
2 hours ago
33°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 260 to 340 degs)
(13 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: few
Pisco
398 km WSW
7m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: overcast
403 km WSW
5m alt.
59 minutes ago
22°C
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 258).
19

* 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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