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El Altar
Weather Forecast, EcuadorIssued: 6 am Wed 22 Jul Local TimeUpdates in: hr min sUpdate imminent
Issued: 6 am Wed 22 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Wed 22 Jul Local Time
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4 El Altar Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 15mm) on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Wed morning, min 1°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 3mm) on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min 0°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sat morning, calm by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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rain shwrs | rain shwrs | light snow | light snow | mod. rain | mod. snow | light snow | rain shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | some clouds | light rain | rain shwrs | some clouds | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | some clouds | |
Cloud base (m) | 3750 | 3650 | 3700 | 3750 | 3700 | 3700 | 3750 | 3700 | 3700 | 3750 | 3700 | 3700 | 3750 | 3700 | 4550 | 3700 | 3700 | |
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 cm | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 8 | 4 | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 3 | 8 | — | — | 0.8 | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | 0.6 | — | 0.8 | 1.4 | — |
max °C | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
min °C | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
chill °C | -2 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -2 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Freezing level m | 4950 | 5100 | 4850 | 4850 | 4900 | 4850 | 4900 | 5000 | 4700 | 4750 | 4800 | 4850 | 4900 | 5050 | 4700 | 4750 | 5000 | 4650 |
 | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — |
 | — | 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: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 15mm) on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Wed morning, min 1°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.
El Altar Weather (Days 3-6):
A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Becoming milder with light rain (total 3mm) on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min 0°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sat morning, calm by Mon afternoon).
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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
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Riobamb / himborazo Airport | |||||
Shell Mera Airport | |||||
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Maca / dmundo Carvajal Airportl | | ||||
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Cuenc / ariscal Airport | |||||
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Quito New International Airport |  |
* 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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