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

El Altar
Weather Forecast, Ecuador

Issued: 6 am Thu 21 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 10mm) heaviest on Thu night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 8mm) on Tue morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Sun morning, min 2°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
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night
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night
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night
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night
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night
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night
rain showers
rain showers
light snow
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light snow
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
snow showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
snow showers
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light snow
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
rain shwrs
light rain
light snow
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
snow shwrs
km/h
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
E
5
NE
5
NE
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
WSW
5
SW
0
ESE
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
2
1
1
1.4
1.2
4
0.2
0.9
0.5
0.6
1.1
1.1
1
0.2
1.1
1
2
1.3
max °C
4
3
2
3
4
2
3
3
2
4
4
2
4
4
2
3
3
2
min °C
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
-1
-2
-1
-1
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
3
1
1
2
2
2
5100
5100
4900
4900
5150
4850
4850
5050
4850
5100
5150
4900
5100
5250
4850
4900
5100
4850
Cloud base (m)
3750
3700
3700
3700
3700
3700
3700
3750
3650
3750
3800
3750
3800
3700
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:09
6:09
6:09
6:09
6:09
6:09
Sunset
6:10
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: Moderate rain (total 10mm) heaviest on Thu night, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

El Altar Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 8mm) on Tue morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Sun morning, min 2°C on Sun afternoon). 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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
ShellMeraAeropuerto
43 km ENE
2474m alt.
3 hours ago
19° C
light rain
Light rain .
Wind obs. (7 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
1.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: overcast
Rumipamba
74 km NW
2628m alt.
3 hours ago
14° C
-
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 140).
34 km
Mid: overcast
Maca / dmundo Carvajal Airportl
78 km SSE
1052m alt.
2 hours ago
light rain
Drizzle
9
Light winds from the SSE
(9 kph at 160).
1.0 km
Mid: broken
86 km NW
2768m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
LatacungaAeropuerto
87 km NW
2805m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
106 km NW
3200m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 100).
0
Canar
109 km S
3083m alt.
3 hours ago
11° C
Nearby precipitation but not falling at station.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: sky obscured
145 km N
3023m alt.
3 hours ago
12° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Cuenc / ariscal Airport
146 km S
2531m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast

* 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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