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

Salcantay
Weather Forecast, Peru

Issued: 12 pm Wed 05 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat morning, min -9°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
mod snow
mod snow
part cloud
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
mod. snow
mod. snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5200
4500
5200
4750
5250
4650
4950
km/h
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ENE
20
NE
10
NE
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
30
N
35
N
35
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
N
40
NNW
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Snowflake cm
1
6
7
 mm
max °C
-6
-6
-7
-5
-6
-7
-6
-7
-8
-5
-6
-8
-7
-7
-9
-9
-9
-8
min °C
-7
-7
-8
-6
-7
-7
-6
-8
-8
-7
-8
-9
-8
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
 chill °C
-15
-14
-15
-12
-12
-13
-13
-13
-14
-14
-16
-18
-18
-18
-18
-19
-19
-19
Freezing level m
5200
5350
4900
5300
5450
4950
5350
5200
4750
5300
5450
4650
5150
5250
4700
4750
4550
4550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:09
6:07
6:07
6:07
6:07
6:07
Sunset
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:44
5:44

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Salcantay Weather (Days 0-3):

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

Salcantay Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat morning, min -9°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

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
22° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Andahuayla Airport
94 km SW
3868m alt.
3 hours ago
15° C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: few
Ayacuch / oronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport
181 km WSW
2747m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Arequip / odriguez Ballon Airport
349 km SSE
2727m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
15
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 220 to 290 degs)
(15 kph at 260).
0.0 km
352 km SE
3804m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 130).
0.0 km
352 km SE
3804m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 130).
0.0 km
Jauja Airport
360 km W
3812m alt.
3 hours ago
21° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
373 km ENE
378m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 230 to 300 degs)
(19 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
403 km WSW
5m alt.
1 hour ago
21° C
-
14
Light winds from the WSW
(14 kph at 249).
21
Pisco Airport
404 km WSW
211m alt.
3 hours ago
23° C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the SW
(17 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: scattered

* 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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