Salcantay weather
– Lat/Long: 13.33° S 72.56° W

Salcantay
Weather Forecast, Peru

Issued: 6 am Thu 04 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon morning, light winds from the NNE by Tue night).

Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
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
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
15
NNE
5
SSE
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
E
15
E
25
ESE
40
E
35
ESE
30
ENE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
N
 cm 
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
2
3
28
1
1
2
4
28
 mm 
max°C
-5
-6
-7
-6
-6
-8
-5
-6
-7
-6
-6
-7
-6
-6
-7
-6
-6
-7
min°C
-6
-7
-8
-6
-8
-9
-6
-7
-8
-6
-7
-8
-7
-7
-8
-6
-7
-8
chill°C 
-12
-7
-11
-10
-14
-16
-10
-14
-14
-12
-13
-16
-16
-16
-17
-14
-12
-14
Freezing level (m
5350
5350
4900
5350
5400
4850
5350
5350
5000
5450
5350
4650
5150
5300
4850
5350
5300
4850
Cloud base (m)
5000
4800
5700
4100
4800
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-6-7-8-6-7-9-6-7-8-6-7-8-7-7-8-6-7-8-1-2-4-1-2-4-1-2-30-2-4-2-2-4-1-2-4653753753752543642131181412914128141171110913108191815211915211815201713171615201714
Sunrise
5:13
5:13
5:13
5:15
5:15
5:15
Sunset
6:06
6:07
6:07
6:07
6:07
6:08

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Salcantay Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Salcantay is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu morning, min -9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Salcantay Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon morning, light winds from the NNE 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
69 km ESE
3533m alt.
1 hour ago
13° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
9.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
Cuzco
72 km ESE
3249m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
13
Light winds from the
(13 kph at 270).
29 km
Mid: overcast
Andahuayla Airport
94 km SW
3868m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 300 to 030 degs)
(13 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
94 km SW
3445m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
State of sky unchanged.
13
Light winds from the
(13 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Ayacucho
178 km WSW
2741m alt.
2 hours ago
-
6
Light winds from the
(6 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Ayacuch / oronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport
181 km WSW
2747m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
309 km SW
101m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
7
Light winds from the
(7 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: few
349 km SSE
2539m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
17
Light winds from the
(17 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Arequip / odriguez Ballon Airport
349 km SSE
2727m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 220 to 300 degs)
(17 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
352 km SE
3804m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 300).
9.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast

* 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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