Salcantay weather
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Salcantay Weather Forecast

Peruvian Andes · Peru
Issued: 12 am Sun 25 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 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). Mainly near gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri morning, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Fri morning).

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
km/h
25
NNW
30
N
25
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
35
WNW
20
WNW
40
W
35
W
40
WNW
35
NW
35
W
25
W
30
WNW
25
W
20
W
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
2
1
—
4
2
8
3
1
1
2
1
5
2
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-5
-6
-7
-6
-6
-7
-7
-7
-8
-7
-7
-8
-7
-7
-7
min °C
-7
-6
-7
-8
-6
-7
-8
-7
-8
-9
-8
-8
-8
-7
-7
-8
 chill °C
-15
-14
-15
-17
-14
-15
-16
-17
-17
-18
-18
-17
-16
-15
-15
-16
Freezing level m
5100
5450
5400
5000
5300
5300
4950
5200
5200
4750
5050
5150
4900
5050
5150
4800
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-7-6-7-8-6-7-8-7-8-9-8-8-8-7-7-8-20-2-3-1-2-4-2-3-5-3-3-4-3-3-4475365353254344291411912118121081198109816211815191715191614171615171514
Sunrise
—
5:18
—
—
5:18
—
—
5:18
—
—
5:16
—
—
5:16
—
—
Sunset
—
—
5:49
—
—
5:49
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:50
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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 -5°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.

Salcantay Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri morning, min -9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Fri morning).

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
10°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
Cuzco
72 km ESE
3249m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
State of sky unchanged.
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 60).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Andahuayla Airport
94 km SW
3868m alt.
1 hour ago
5°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Ayacuch / oronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport
181 km WSW
2747m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
349 km SSE
2539m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
State of sky unchanged.
14
Light winds from the NE
(14 kph at 50).
50 km
Mid: scattered
Arequip / odriguez Ballon Airport
349 km SSE
2727m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 50).
0.0 km
403 km WSW
5m alt.
1 hour ago
23°C
-
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 234).
10
Pisco Airport
404 km WSW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
cloudy
Haze
14
Light winds from the E
(14 kph at 90).
26 km
Low: overcast
Mid: overcast
hy2c285E16S
411 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
34
Fresh winds from the SE
(34 kph at 135).
- km
hy2c284E15S
438 km SW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
37
Fresh winds from the SE
(37 kph at 145).
- 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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