Salcantay weather
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Salcantay Weather Forecast

Peruvian Andes · Peru
Issued: 12 pm Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Mon night).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4850
km/h
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
20
SW
5
SSE
5
ESE
0
SSE
5
NE
5
NW
15
WSW
10
NNW
15
WSW
15
SW
5
NNE
15
NNW
30
WNW
30
NW
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Snowflake cm
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1
—
—
2
1
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-5
-6
-7
-5
-6
-7
-6
-6
-7
-6
-5
-7
-6
-6
-7
-6
-7
-7
min °C
-6
-7
-8
-5
-7
-8
-6
-7
-8
-6
-7
-8
-6
-7
-8
-7
-7
-8
 chill °C
-10
-14
-15
-9
-14
-11
-8
-10
-8
-6
-13
-12
-11
-13
-11
-14
-15
-17
Freezing level m
5450
5450
5000
5500
5450
5000
5350
5400
4950
5400
5450
4900
5400
5350
4950
5300
5200
4850
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-6-7-8-5-7-8-6-7-8-6-6-8-6-7-8-7-7-81-2-31-2-3-1-2-3-1-1-3-1-2-4-1-3-48648647537537535431512101512914119141291411912108221916221916201816211915211815181614
Sunrise
5:24
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:22
—
—
5:22
—
—
5:22
—
—
5:22
—
—
Sunset
—
5:46
—
—
5:46
—
—
5:46
—
—
5:47
—
—
5:47
—
—
5:47
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Salcantay Weather (Days 0-3):

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

Salcantay Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Mon 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.
1 hour ago
25°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Andahuayla Airport
94 km SW
3868m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (22 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Ayacuch / oronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport
181 km WSW
2747m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Arequip / odriguez Ballon Airport
349 km SSE
2727m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
17
Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 210 to 300 degs)
(17 kph at 250).
0.0 km
352 km SE
3804m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: few
352 km SE
3804m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 330).
0.0 km
Jauja Airport
360 km W
3812m alt.
1 hour ago
22°C
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the NE.(Wind varies from 360 to 090 degs)
(22 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: few
373 km ENE
378m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
403 km WSW
5m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
-
14
Light winds from the SSW
(14 kph at 208).
21
Pisco Airport
404 km WSW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 270).
0.0 km
Low: few

* 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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