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

Salcantay
Weather Forecast, Peru

Issued: 6 am Fri 22 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri morning, min -11°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
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
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
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
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
km/h
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
35
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
5
8
4
2
1
1
max °C
-7
-8
-9
-8
-8
-10
-8
-9
-10
-8
-9
-10
-9
-9
-10
-9
-9
-9
min °C
-8
-9
-10
-9
-9
-11
-9
-10
-11
-9
-9
-10
-10
-10
-11
-9
-9
-11
-18
-20
-21
-20
-19
-22
-19
-20
-22
-18
-17
-18
-19
-18
-22
-19
-19
-21
5100
5150
4500
5050
5100
4550
5000
5050
4550
5000
5000
4550
4600
4700
4450
4750
4900
4550
Cloud base (m)
5850
5200
5750
5100
5300
5350
4950
5750
5400
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-8-9-10-9-9-11-9-10-11-9-9-10-10-10-11-9-9-10-3-3-6-3-4-6-3-4-6-3-5-6-5-5-6-5-5-653153053152011022112106129712971296776887191612181613191513191513131312151513
Sunrise
6:03
6:03
6:03
6:03
6:03
6:03
Sunset
5:30
5:30
5:30
5:29
5:29
5:29

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Salcantay Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Salcantay is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri morning, min -11°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Salcantay Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon morning, min -11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Wed 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.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
69 km ESE
3533m alt.
1 hour ago
20° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Cuzco
72 km ESE
3249m alt.
3 hours ago
15° C
State of sky unchanged.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: clear
Andahuayla Airport
94 km SW
3868m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 320 to 040 degs)
(9 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Ayacucho
178 km WSW
2741m alt.
3 hours ago
-
6
Light winds from the
(6 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Ayacuch / oronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport
181 km WSW
2747m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
309 km SW
101m alt.
3 hours ago
19° C
State of sky unchanged.
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 310).
30 km
Mid: clear
349 km SSE
2539m alt.
3 hours ago
21° C
State of sky unchanged.
7
Light winds from the
(7 kph at 270).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Arequip / odriguez Ballon Airport
349 km SSE
2727m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
13
Light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 220 to 300 degs)
(13 kph at 260).
0.0 km
352 km SE
3804m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
352 km SE
3804m alt.
3 hours ago
12° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the NW
(6 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: scattered

* 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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