Salcantay weather
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Salcantay Weather Forecast

Peruvian Andes · Peru
Issued: 12 pm Fri 30 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon morning, strong winds from the NE by Tue night).

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
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
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
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)
4800
4200
4850
4850
4400
5000
5350
5550
4600
4750
km/h
20
WSW
25
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
W
5
WSW
10
NW
15
SW
5
SE
5
E
5
SE
10
E
20
NE
20
ENE
40
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
—
1
1
—
1
3
—
3
2
—
1
2
3
4
2
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-6
-6
-7
-6
-6
-7
-6
-6
-7
-6
-6
-7
-5
-5
-7
-6
-6
-7
min °C
-6
-7
-8
-6
-7
-8
-6
-7
-8
-6
-6
-8
-6
-7
-8
-6
-6
-8
 chill °C
-13
-14
-12
-10
-10
-11
-10
-11
-8
-9
-9
-12
-12
-12
-18
-14
-14
-16
Freezing level m
5450
5250
4900
5400
5400
5000
5450
5450
5050
5450
5350
4900
5450
5500
5050
5400
5400
5000
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-6-7-8-6-7-8-6-7-8-6-6-8-6-6-8-6-6-80-3-4-1-2-30-1-30-2-30-1-3-1-2-3643654754753764753131081311101512101511914121014129201715201816211816211716201817201816
Sunrise
5:16
—
—
5:16
—
—
5:16
—
—
5:15
—
—
5:15
—
—
5:15
—
—
Sunset
—
5:51
—
—
5:51
—
—
5:51
—
—
5:51
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:52
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Salcantay Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Salcantay is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Salcantay Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon morning, strong winds from the NE by Tue 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
22°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Andahuayla Airport
94 km SW
3868m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (22 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Ayacuch / oronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport
181 km WSW
2747m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Arequip / odriguez Ballon Airport
349 km SSE
2727m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 210 to 280 degs)
(17 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: few
352 km SE
3804m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
352 km SE
3804m alt.
3 hours ago
19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Jauja Airport
360 km W
3812m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
373 km ENE
378m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 160 to 260 degs)
(6 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: broken
403 km WSW
5m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
-
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 238).
26
Pisco Airport
404 km WSW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 250 to 310 degs)
(17 kph at 280).
0.0 km
Low: broken

* 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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