Salcantay weather
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Salcantay Weather Forecast

Peruvian Andes · Peru
Issued: 6 am Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri morning, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Fri night).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4500
4800
5200
4700
km/h
5
W
10
WSW
10
NW
20
NW
20
W
15
NW
20
NNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
30
N
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
—
1
3
2
7
1
—
3
3
—
3
4
4
3
3
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-6
-7
-6
-6
-7
-7
-6
-7
-6
-6
-7
-6
-6
-7
-5
-6
-6
min °C
-6
-7
-8
-7
-7
-8
-7
-7
-8
-6
-6
-7
-6
-6
-7
-6
-6
-7
 chill °C
-9
-12
-12
-14
-14
-14
-14
-13
-15
-13
-12
-10
-10
-10
-12
-12
-12
-15
Freezing level m
5300
5300
4950
5300
5300
4950
5250
5300
4900
5300
5300
5000
5300
5300
5000
5450
5350
5050
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-6-7-8-7-7-8-7-7-8-6-6-7-6-6-7-6-6-7-1-2-3-1-2-3-2-2-4-1-2-3-1-2-30-2-264364355355455475413119131191110912101012119131110201715201816171715191616181716201716
Sunrise
5:22
—
—
5:22
—
—
5:20
—
—
5:20
—
—
5:20
—
—
5:20
—
—
Sunset
—
5:47
—
—
5:47
—
—
5:47
—
—
5:47
—
—
5:49
—
—
5:49
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Salcantay Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Salcantay is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Salcantay Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri morning, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Fri 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
7°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Andahuayla Airport
94 km SW
3868m alt.
3 hours ago
2°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
Ayacuch / oronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport
181 km WSW
2747m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Arequip / odriguez Ballon Airport
349 km SSE
2727m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Jauja Airport
360 km W
3812m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 300).
10.0 km
373 km ENE
378m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
hy2c286E16S
398 km S
15m alt.
3 hours ago
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 130).
- km
403 km WSW
5m alt.
1 hour ago
23°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 185).
3
Pisco Airport
404 km WSW
211m alt.
3 hours ago
22°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 210).
8.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: overcast
hy2c285E16S
432 km SSW
15m alt.
3 hours ago
23
Moderate winds from the SE
(23 kph at 132).
- 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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