– Lat/Long: 13.33° S 72.56° W
Salcantay Weather Forecast
Peruvian Andes · PeruIssued: 6 am Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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5 Salcantay Elevations: 5 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat morning, min -8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat morning, strong winds from the S by Sun afternoon). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
 |  |  | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | |
clear | snow shwrs | some clouds | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | clear | snow shwrs | some clouds | snow shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | clear | snow shwrs | some clouds | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | some clouds | |
Cloud base (m) | 4600 | 4600 | 5000 | |||||||||||||||
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||
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 cm | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -6 | -6 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -8 | -6 | -7 | -8 | -6 | -6 | -8 | -6 | -6 | -7 | -5 | -6 | -7 |
min °C | -6 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -8 | -8 | -6 | -7 | -8 | -6 | -7 | -8 | -6 | -7 | -8 | -6 | -7 | -7 |
chill °C | -12 | -16 | -16 | -16 | -17 | -17 | -14 | -16 | -17 | -14 | -17 | -18 | -14 | -16 | -17 | -14 | -15 | -14 |
Freezing level m | 5450 | 5400 | 4900 | 5250 | 5400 | 4900 | 5400 | 5350 | 4950 | 5400 | 5450 | 4900 | 5450 | 5350 | 4950 | 5500 | 5450 | 5050 |
 | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
 | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:46 | — |
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Salcantay Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Salcantay is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat morning, min -8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat morning, strong winds from the S by Sun afternoon).
Salcantay Weather (Days 3-6):
A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Thu 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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Andahuayla Airport |  | ||||
Ayacuch / oronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport | | ||||
Arequip / odriguez Ballon Airport | | ||||
Jauja Airport | | ||||
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hy2b286E16S | |||||
Pisco Airport |  | ||||
hy2b285E16S |
* 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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