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

El Altar
Weather Forecast, Ecuador

Issued: 6 am Thu 23 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 7mm) on Thu morning followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min 0°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min 0°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light snow
snow showers
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
light snow
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
light snow
rain showers
rain showers
clear
light rain
light snow
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
light snow
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
3700
3700
3700
3750
3750
3750
3750
3700
3750
3750
3750
3700
3700
3750
3800
km/h
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
E
5
ENE
0
SSE
5
E
5
E
10
ENE
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Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
4
4
2
2
1
1
2
 mm
2
2
0.9
1
0.9
0.8
0.6
0.8
max °C
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
3
1
3
3
1
2
2
1
3
3
1
min °C
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
0
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
 chill °C
-3
-3
-4
-4
-5
-4
-5
-3
-4
-1
-3
-2
0
1
1
2
1
-2
Freezing level m
4850
4850
4900
5000
5050
4750
4800
5050
4700
5050
5050
4650
4750
4850
4700
4800
4950
4650
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-3-1-2-3-3-3-4-3-2-4222221131321221331777776675876776886131312141311121310151311131312151411
Sunrise
6:18
6:18
6:18
6:18
6:18
6:18
Sunset
6:21
6:21
6:21
6:21
6:21
6:21

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El Altar Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Altar is: Mild at first with light rain (total 7mm) on Thu morning followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min 0°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

El Altar Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min 0°C on Tue 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
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
8.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Shell Mera Airport
43 km ENE
2474m alt.
2 hours ago
light rain
Light rain .
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 340).
2.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: broken
56 km NW
2520m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Maca / dmundo Carvajal Airportl
78 km SSE
1052m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
clear
Fog patches -.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
86 km NW
2768m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
106 km NW
3200m alt.
58 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 111).
0
Cuenc / ariscal Airport
146 km S
2531m alt.
2 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 80).
8.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
155 km W
10m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
169 km SW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Quito New International Airport
172 km N
2400m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: 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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