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

Salcantay
Weather Forecast, Peru

Issued: 12 pm Thu 11 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
AM
PM
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
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
20
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
NE
20
NNW
15
N
15
W
 cm 
3
2
3
3
3
12
1
2
7
2
5
8
2
4
30
3
8
 mm 
max°C
-6
-6
-7
-6
-6
-8
-6
-7
-7
-5
-6
-7
-6
-6
-7
-6
-7
-7
min°C
-6
-7
-8
-7
-7
-8
-6
-7
-9
-6
-7
-8
-6
-6
-8
-7
-7
-8
chill°C 
-13
-14
-16
-15
-11
-8
-11
-13
-17
-11
-12
-14
-10
-11
-14
-14
-13
-14
Freezing level (m
5350
5400
5000
5300
5400
4750
5300
5200
4900
5450
5400
4950
5400
5350
5050
5050
4950
4850
Cloud base (m)
4100
5150
5550
4900
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-6-7-8-7-7-8-6-7-8-6-7-8-6-6-8-7-7-8-1-2-4-1-2-4-1-3-40-2-3-1-2-3-3-3-365375264375365343312119131181310914129131181088181815201814191715211815201714171414
Sunrise
5:16
5:16
5:16
5:16
5:18
5:18
Sunset
6:09
6:10
6:10
6:12
6:12
6:13

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Salcantay Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Salcantay is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Salcantay Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Sun 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
69 km ESE
3533m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Andahuayla Airport
94 km SW
3868m alt.
4 hours ago
16° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the N
(20 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
lightning 34km ENE of Urcos
142 km ESE
4215m alt.
44 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Ayacuch / oronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport
181 km WSW
2747m alt.
3 hours ago
24° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Arequip / odriguez Ballon Airport
349 km SSE
2727m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 220 to 280 degs)
(20 kph at 250).
0.0 km
352 km SE
3804m alt.
3 hours ago
16° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
352 km SE
3804m alt.
3 hours ago
16° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Jauja Airport
360 km W
3812m alt.
3 hours ago
11° C
light rain
Light rain .
Wind obs. (11 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
373 km ENE
378m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm moderate rain thunderstorm.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
Pisco
398 km WSW
7m alt.
3 hours ago
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 230).
0.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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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