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Salcantay Weather Forecast

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Issued: 6 am Thu 05 Nov Local Time

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Issued: 6 am Thu 05 Nov Local Time

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5 Salcantay Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning).
	Thursday 5			Friday 6			Saturday 7			Sunday 8			Monday 9			Tuesday 10
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)				4600			5100					4400	4700
km/h	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE
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cm	1	3	—	1	1	—	1	1	—	2	3	—	1	2	—	3	2	4
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-6	-7	-6	-5	-7	-6	-6	-7	-6	-6	-7	-6	-6	-7	-6	-6	-7
min °C	-6	-7	-8	-6	-6	-8	-6	-6	-8	-6	-6	-8	-6	-6	-8	-6	-7	-8
chill °C	-13	-14	-16	-14	-13	-16	-15	-14	-17	-15	-12	-16	-13	-12	-12	-6	-10	-13

Freezing level m	5500	5300	4950	5450	5450	4950	5500	5400	5000	5400	5250	4900	5350	5350	5000	5350	5400	5000

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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 below freezing (max -5°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Salcantay Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning).

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 Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Cuzc / elazco Astete Airport 69 km ESE 3533m alt. 2 hours ago	12°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the NW.(Wind varies from 260 to 070 degs) (6 kph at 310).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
Andahuayla Airport 94 km SW 3868m alt. 3 hours ago	10°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered
Ayacuch / oronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport 181 km WSW 2747m alt. 3 hours ago	14°C	-	Calm (4 kph at 1).	10.0 km Low: few
Arequip / odriguez Ballon Airport 349 km SSE 2727m alt. 3 hours ago		-	Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 220 to 290 degs) (6 kph at 250).	0.0 km
Jauja Airport 360 km W 3812m alt. 3 hours ago	8°C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: few
Puerto Maldonado 373 km ENE 378m alt. 3 hours ago		-	Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 310 to 030 degs) (13 kph at 350).	0.0 km
Paracas 403 km WSW 5m alt. 1 hour ago	24°C	-	Light winds from the WSW (8 kph at 241).
Pisco Airport 404 km WSW 211m alt. 3 hours ago	23°C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the SW (17 kph at 220).	10.0 km Low: overcast
Cobija Airport 474 km ENE 411m alt. 3 hours ago	28°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 1).	10.0 km Low: no significant cloud
Epitaciolandia 489 km ENE 218m alt. 2 hours ago	22°C	No report.	Calm (0 kph at 300).

* 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.