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

El Altar
Weather Forecast, Ecuador

Issued: 12 pm Thu 26 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Sun morning, min 1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
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night
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night
rain showers
thunderstorm
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snow showers
snow showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
snow showers
thunderstorm
mod rain
snow showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
light snow
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
snow shwrs
risk tstorm
mod. rain
snow shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
some clouds
 km/h
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
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15
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10
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20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
4
1
1
1
1
2
2
0.6
1.6
3
0.1
1.3
1.6
2
5
2
6
2
5
max °C
2
3
2
3
4
2
4
4
1
4
4
2
3
3
1
4
3
2
min °C
2
2
1
2
3
1
3
2
1
4
2
1
3
2
1
2
2
1
-1
1
-2
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-1
-1
-3
0
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-3
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4800
4900
5050
4800
5050
5100
4700
5050
5100
4750
4950
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4700
4850
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4650
Cloud base (m)
3750
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3700
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3800
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3750
5250
3700
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6250
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Sunrise
6:16
6:15
6:15
6:15
6:15
6:13
Sunset
6:22
6:21
6:21
6:21
6:20
6:20

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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 Thu night. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 13mm) heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Fri afternoon, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

El Altar Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Sun morning, min 1°C on Sun 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
Riobamb / himborazo Airport
28 km W
2796m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (28 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Shell Mera Airport
43 km ENE
2474m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
56 km NW
2520m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Maca / dmundo Carvajal Airportl
78 km SSE
1052m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
86 km NW
2768m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
106 km NW
3200m alt.
1 hour ago
18° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 105).
0
Jumandy Airport
114 km NE
376m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
Cuenc / ariscal Airport
146 km S
2531m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
155 km W
10m alt.
1 hour ago
32° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
169 km SW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken

* 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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