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

El Altar
Weather Forecast, Ecuador

Issued: 6 am Wed 21 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild with moderate rain (total 14mm) on Thu night, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Wed morning, min 1°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 18mm) heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
AM
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night
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night
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night
AM
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night
AM
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night
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
light snow
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
snow showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
light snow
light rain
risk tstorm
light rain
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
 km/h
10
NE
0
NNE
0
WSW
0
ESE
0
SW
5
WSW
5
ENE
0
ESE
10
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
E
5
1
0.6
2
0.9
1.4
3
3
0.7
1.8
0.7
1.2
3
1.4
3
0.9
3
4
1.3
max °C
5
5
3
3
3
2
2
4
2
3
4
2
4
4
2
3
4
2
min °C
4
3
1
3
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
3
2
1
2
3
0
-3
-2
-4
-3
-1
-2
-2
-1
0
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5250
4900
5050
5050
4850
4850
5100
4850
4850
5100
4750
4850
5150
4900
4850
5150
4800
Cloud base (m)
3700
3750
3750
3700
3750
3700
3700
3750
3700
3700
3700
3750
3700
3750
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:18
6:18
6:18
6:18
6:20
6:20
Sunset
6:30
6:30
6:30
6:30
6:30
6:31

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El Altar Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Altar is: Mild with moderate rain (total 14mm) on Thu night, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Wed morning, min 1°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

El Altar Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 18mm) heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Sat night). 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.
45 minutes ago
24° C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Riobamb / himborazo Airport
28 km W
2796m alt.
45 minutes ago
-
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
QueroChaca
39 km NW
2940m alt.
45 minutes ago
22° C
clear
Haze
4
Calm
(4 kph at 20).
28 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Shell Mera Airport
43 km ENE
2474m alt.
45 minutes ago
26° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Rumipamba
74 km NW
2628m alt.
45 minutes ago
23° C
-
22
Moderate winds from the S
(22 kph at 180).
38 km
Mid: scattered
Maca / dmundo Carvajal Airportl
78 km SSE
1052m alt.
45 minutes ago
28° C
partially cloudy
Clouds developing.
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 40).
50 km
Low: few
Mid: mostly cloudy
86 km NW
2768m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
LatacungaAeropuerto
87 km NW
2805m alt.
45 minutes ago
20° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
106 km NW
3200m alt.
58 minutes ago
17° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 169).
3
Canar
109 km S
3083m alt.
45 minutes ago
16° C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 230 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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