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

El Altar
Weather Forecast, Ecuador

Issued: 12 pm Thu 29 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Thu night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sun night. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon 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
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
light snow
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
heavy snow
rain showers
thunderstorm
mod snow
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light snow
mod. rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
heavy snow
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
mod. snow
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
 km/h
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
10
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
N
3
12
7
4
1.6
6
5
3
4
2
1.5
0.4
1.6
4
3
1
5
4
1.5
1.5
0.2
max °C
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
4
2
4
4
2
4
3
2
4
3
2
min °C
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
4
3
1
3
3
1
3
2
1
0
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
1
0
2
3
0
2
1
-1
0
-1
0
5050
4950
4900
4900
5000
4900
5000
5200
4950
5150
5100
4850
4950
5050
4850
5000
5100
4800
Cloud base (m)
3700
3700
3700
3750
3700
3700
3700
3700
4800
4800
3650
3700
3750
3700
3700
3750
3700
3700
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-1-3-1-2-3-2-2-3-2-2-33223223424424324329878778981098998997151413141313141513171514161514161513
Sunrise
6:20
6:20
6:20
6:20
6:20
6:20
Sunset
6:31
6:31
6:31
6:31
6:31
6:31

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El Altar Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Altar is: Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Thu night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

El Altar Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sun night. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon 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
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Shell Mera Airport
43 km ENE
2474m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
light rain
Light rain .
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.0 km
Low: overcast
Maca / dmundo Carvajal Airportl
78 km SSE
1052m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
light rain
Light rain .
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
86 km NW
2768m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
106 km NW
3200m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 217).
0
Jumandy Airport
114 km NE
376m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
light rain
Light rain .
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Cuenc / ariscal Airport
146 km S
2531m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
155 km W
10m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
169 km SW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 090 to 180 degs)
(7 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Quito New International Airport
172 km N
2400m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: broken
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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