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

PeSalcantay
Weather Forecast, Peru

Issued: 12pm Sun 24 Oct Local Time
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Salcantay Weather (Days 0-3):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the SSE by Tue night).

(Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

(Days 6-9):

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 Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

(Days 10-12):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
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Wind km/h
5
NW
10
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
30
SW
40
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
40
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
10
E
5
SE
5
SE
5
W
10
ESE
0
SSE
0
NNE
0
WSW
10
SSW
20
SSW
5
S
15
S
10
SE
10
ENE
10
SW
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
0
ENE
10
N
5
NNW
10
NNE
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Snow
 cm
2 3 - 3 - - 1 1 - - 1 - 4 3 - 3 2 7 3 3 - 3 3 4 3 2 - 3 4 13 2 2 - 1 2 -
Rain
 mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Max °C
-6 -6 -7 -7 -7 -8 -7 -7 -8 -6 -6 -8 -7 -7 -8 -6 -6 -8 -7 -7 -8 -6 -7 -7 -6 -6 -8 -7 -7 -8 -7 -7 -8 -7 -6 -7
Min °C
-6 -7 -9 -7 -9 -9 -7 -8 -8 -7 -8 -8 -7 -7 -8 -7 -8 -9 -7 -8 -8 -7 -7 -8 -7 -8 -8 -7 -8 -9 -7 -7 -9 -7 -7 -8
 Chill °C
-6 -11 -15 -15 -16 -18 -16 -16 -18 -14 -14 -15 -14 -13 -13 -6 -6 -8 -12 -7 -12 -6 -11 -11 -10 -11 -13 -12 -12 -11 -12 -13 -8 -11 -9 -11
 Freezing Level m
5450 5450 5000 5250 5150 4850 5150 5250 4850 5250 5300 4900 5250 5150 4800 5250 5250 4750 5250 5150 4850 5300 5250 4900 5300 5300 4950 5200 5250 4750 5200 5150 4800 5200 5300 5000
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-6-6-7-7-7-8-7-7-8-6-6-8-7-7-8-6-6-8-7-7-8-6-7-7-6-6-8-7-7-8-7-7-8-7-6-700-2-2-2-3-1-2-3-1-1-3-2-2-3-1-2-4-2-2-3-1-2-3-1-1-3-1-2-3-2-2-3-2-1-38745436535535435525436536535525535531614912119131291212912119121181210912119131210121281211912119232116181715191815191815191715191714191715191815201816191814191815181816
Sunrise
5:18 - - 5:18 - - 5:18 - - 5:18 - - 5:16 - - 5:16 - - 5:16 - - 5:16 - - 5:16 - - 5:15 - - 5:15 - - 5:15 - -
Sunset
- 5:49 - - 5:49 - - 5:49 - - 5:50 - - 5:50 - - 5:50 - - 5:51 - - 5:51 - - 5:51 - - 5:51 - - 5:52 - - 5:52 -

Salcantay Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Salcantay is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Salcantay Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed morning, min -9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Salcantay Weather (Days 6-9):

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 Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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
Cuzc / elazco Astete Airport
69 km ESE
3533m alt.
1 hour ago
17° C
clear
- in the vicinity.
19
Light winds from the N
(19 kph at 0).
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Cuzco
72 km ESE
3249m alt.
3 hours ago
20.3° C
State of sky unchanged.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 30).
30 km
Mid: overcast
Ayacucho
178 km WSW
2741m alt.
3 hours ago
29.6° C
partially cloudy
Clouds dissolving.
7
Light winds from the
(7 kph at 270).
30 km
Mid: scattered
Ayacuch / oronel FAP Alfredo Mendívil Duarte Airport
181 km WSW
2747m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 110 to 180 degs)
(11 kph at 130).
Low: few
309 km SW
101m alt.
3 hours ago
27.5° C
Dust or sand raised by wind.
20
Moderate winds from the SSW
(20 kph at 210).
29 km
Mid: clear

* 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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