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

Salcantay
Weather Forecast, Peru

Issued: 6 pm Mon 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue morning, min -10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Sun morning).

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
 km/h
35
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NNW
30
NW
40
NNW
 cm 
1
1
3
2
 mm 
max°C
-8
-9
-7
-7
-10
-8
-8
-9
-7
-7
-9
-7
-7
-8
-7
-7
-9
min°C
-9
-9
-7
-9
-10
-8
-9
-9
-7
-9
-9
-7
-8
-9
-8
-8
-9
chill°C 
-18
-19
-16
-18
-18
-15
-16
-16
-14
-16
-17
-16
-17
-18
-17
-17
-19
Freezing level (m
5100
4750
5200
5200
4700
5100
5100
4700
5150
5200
4700
5150
5150
4800
5150
5300
4700
Cloud base (m)
4850
4750
5050
4200
4650
4800
4750
5350
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-9-9-7-8-10-8-9-9-7-8-9-7-8-9-8-8-9-4-5-2-3-5-3-4-5-2-3-5-2-3-4-2-3-53164153254153254110713118121081210712108131171613191714191614191613181614191713
Sunrise
6:01
6:01
6:01
6:00
6:00
Sunset
5:45
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue morning, min -10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Salcantay Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Sun 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
69 km ESE
3533m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Cuzco
72 km ESE
3249m alt.
1 hour ago
8° C
State of sky unchanged.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: clear
349 km SSE
2539m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
State of sky unchanged.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: clear
Arequip / odriguez Ballon Airport
349 km SSE
2727m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.0 km
ASCATB287E17S
394 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the ESE
(18 kph at 105).
- km
ASCATB286E17S
394 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
18
Light winds from the ESE
(18 kph at 103).
- km
Pisco
398 km WSW
7m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
7.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Mid: clear
403 km WSW
5m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 115).
3
ASCATB288E17S
441 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 138).
- km
ASCATB288E18S
464 km S
15m alt.
2 hours ago
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 149).
- km

* 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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