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Salcantay
Weather Forecast, PeruIssued: 12 pm Wed 29 Jul Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 12 pm Wed 29 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Wed 29 Jul Local Time
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5 Salcantay Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat morning, light winds from the S by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | |
Cloud base (m) | 5200 | 4700 | 4950 | 5150 | ||||||||||||||
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||
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 cm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -6 | -7 | -9 | -7 | -8 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -10 | -9 | -10 | -10 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -6 | -7 | -7 |
min °C | -7 | -8 | -9 | -8 | -9 | -11 | -9 | -10 | -11 | -9 | -11 | -11 | -9 | -8 | -9 | -7 | -8 | -8 |
chill °C | -14 | -15 | -16 | -16 | -18 | -21 | -14 | -14 | -20 | -19 | -20 | -18 | -16 | -12 | -15 | -13 | -13 | -14 |
Freezing level m | 5200 | 5350 | 4700 | 5150 | 5150 | 4650 | 5000 | 5150 | 4600 | 4950 | 5000 | 4550 | 5000 | 5100 | 4650 | 5200 | 5300 | 4850 |
 | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
 | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:43 | — |
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Salcantay Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Salcantay is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed morning, min -11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.
Salcantay Weather (Days 3-6):
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat morning, light winds from the S by Sun 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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
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Ayacuch / oronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport |  | ||||
Arequip / odriguez Ballon Airport | | ||||
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Jauja Airport | | ||||
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Pisco Airport |  | ||||
Cobija Airport | |
* 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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