El Altar weather
– Lat/Long: 1.67° S 78.42° W

El Altar
Weather Forecast, Ecuador

Issued: 12 pm Mon 04 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 13mm) heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Wed morning, min 1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min 2°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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night
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light rain
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light snow
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
heavy snow
light snow
light rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
light snow
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
heavy snow
km/h
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
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2
1
16
2
0.9
0.8
1
1.5
3
3
2
0.6
2
1.3
0.2
1.6
2
3
max °C
2
2
2
3
3
2
4
3
2
3
4
3
4
4
2
4
3
3
min °C
2
2
1
3
3
1
3
3
2
2
3
2
4
3
2
3
2
2
-2
-1
-2
0
0
-3
0
0
-1
-1
0
0
1
1
-1
0
-1
-2
4850
5000
4850
5000
5100
4800
5000
5100
4850
5000
5150
4900
5150
5200
4900
5000
5050
4850
Cloud base (m)
3750
3700
3700
3800
3750
3700
3750
3750
3700
3700
3700
5000
3750
3750
3750
3700
3700
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Sunrise
6:07
6:07
6:07
6:07
6:07
6:07
Sunset
6:10
6:10
6:10
6:10
6:10
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El Altar Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Altar is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 13mm) heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Wed morning, min 1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

El Altar Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min 2°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for El Altar at the specific elevation of 4500 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of El Altar. 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 Ecuador.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
RiobambaAeropuerto
27 km WSW
2787m alt.
1 hour ago
20° C
-
29
Fresh winds from the NNE
(29 kph at 30).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Riobamb / himborazo Airport
28 km W
2796m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
QueroChaca
39 km NW
2940m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
29
Fresh winds from the SSE
(29 kph at 150).
26 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Shell Mera Airport
43 km ENE
2474m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Rumipamba
74 km NW
2628m alt.
1 hour ago
19° C
-
29
Fresh winds from the SE
(29 kph at 140).
36 km
Mid: overcast
Maca / dmundo Carvajal Airportl
78 km SSE
1052m alt.
1 hour ago
21° C
clear
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (36 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
86 km NW
2768m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
LatacungaAeropuerto
87 km NW
2805m alt.
1 hour ago
17° C
-
61
Near gales from the SSE
(61 kph at 160).
40 km
Mid: scattered
106 km NW
3200m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 119).
2
Canar
109 km S
3083m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
light rain
Intermittent light drizzle.
Wind obs. (14 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
45 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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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