– Lat/Long: 13.33° S 72.56° W
Salcantay Weather Forecast
Peruvian Andes · PeruIssued: 12 am Sun 04 Oct Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Sun 04 Oct Local Time
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5 Salcantay Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–4 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun night, light winds from the S by Tue morning). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryA light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
 |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | |  | |
some clouds | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | |
Cloud base (m) | 5000 | 4650 | ||||||||||||||
km/h | ||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
 cm | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -9 | -8 | -8 | -9 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -6 | -6 | -8 | -6 | -6 | -8 | -7 | -7 | -8 |
min °C | -11 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -8 | -9 | -8 | -6 | -8 | -8 | -6 | -8 | -9 | -7 | -8 | -9 |
chill °C | -20 | -18 | -19 | -19 | -18 | -18 | -17 | -10 | -15 | -12 | -11 | -13 | -16 | -14 | -17 | -18 |
Freezing level m | 4700 | 5200 | 5250 | 4850 | 5250 | 5300 | 4850 | 5450 | 5400 | 4950 | 5350 | 5400 | 4900 | 5350 | 5300 | 4850 |
 | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
 | — | — | 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: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue morning, min -11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun night, light winds from the S by Tue morning).
Salcantay Weather (Days 3-6):
A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).
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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Cuzco | |||||
Arequip / odriguez Ballon Airport |  | ||||
Pisco | |||||
Epitaciolandia | |||||
Lima Jorge Chávez International Airport | | ||||
Tacna |  | ||||
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* 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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