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

Salcantay
Weather Forecast, Peru

Issued: 12 pm Fri 28 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri 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 Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue night).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part 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
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
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
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4650
5100
4800
5300
5050
km/h
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
25
NNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
SSE
15
S
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
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Snowflake cm
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
-6
-6
-7
-7
-6
-7
-6
-6
-7
-5
-5
-6
-5
-5
-7
-5
-6
-7
min °C
-6
-7
-8
-7
-7
-8
-6
-7
-7
-5
-5
-6
-5
-6
-7
-6
-6
-8
 chill °C
-10
-10
-14
-13
-13
-15
-14
-12
-7
-5
-10
-12
-12
-14
-16
-14
-13
-17
Freezing level m
5300
5350
4950
5300
5350
5000
5350
5350
5050
5450
5550
5200
5350
5350
5000
5400
5350
4950
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-6-7-8-7-7-8-6-7-7-5-5-6-5-6-7-6-6-8-1-2-3-1-2-3-1-2-30-1-2-1-2-3-1-2-4653653754764653653121191311914129141291210813119191815191815211815211915181715201715
Sunrise
5:56
5:56
5:54
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 well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri 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 Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, 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
23°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Andahuayla Airport
94 km SW
3868m alt.
4 hours ago
15°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the NNE.(Wind varies from 350 to 060 degs)
(19 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Ayacuch / oronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport
181 km WSW
2747m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.0 km
Arequip / odriguez Ballon Airport
349 km SSE
2727m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
17
Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 220 to 280 degs)
(17 kph at 250).
0.0 km
352 km SE
3804m alt.
3 hours ago
22°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
352 km SE
3804m alt.
3 hours ago
22°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Jauja Airport
360 km W
3812m alt.
3 hours ago
21°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
373 km ENE
378m alt.
3 hours ago
35°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 260 to 330 degs)
(11 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: few
403 km WSW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
-
14
Light winds from the WSW
(14 kph at 237).
19
Pisco Airport
404 km WSW
211m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
Clouds dissolving.
19
Light winds from the W
(19 kph at 260).
0.0 km
Mid: clear

* 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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