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

El Altar Weather Forecast

Ecuador Andes · Ecuador
Issued: 12 pm Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
clear
part cloud
snow showers
clear
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
3800
3700
3700
4550
3800
5150
3800
3700
5300
3750
3700
5150
3700
3750
3700
3700
km/h
25
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
E
0
S
5
SE
5
ESE
0
S
5
SSE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
3
—
—
1
—
1
1
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
1
2
9
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-1
-2
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
-2
min °C
-1
-1
-3
0
-1
-2
-1
-2
-3
-2
-1
-2
-1
-1
-3
-1
-2
-2
 chill °C
-7
-6
-8
-4
-4
-5
-5
-2
-6
-5
-1
-4
-4
-1
-6
-5
-6
-5
Freezing level m
5200
5100
4850
5300
5350
4950
5200
5100
4850
5000
5200
4950
5150
5150
4900
5250
5150
4950
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-1-1-30-1-2-1-2-3-2-1-2-1-1-3-1-2-24325434333434424439871198109889710981098151413171514161513151513161513171514
Sunrise
5:54
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:52
—
—
Sunset
—
6:02
—
—
6:02
—
—
6:02
—
—
6:02
—
—
6:02
—
—
6:01
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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 Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sat morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

El Altar Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for El Altar at the specific elevation of 5320 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
-
24
Moderate winds from the NE
(24 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Shell Mera Airport
43 km ENE
2474m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
light rain
Dry and cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
56 km NW
2520m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Maca / dmundo Carvajal Airportl
78 km SSE
1052m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
86 km NW
2768m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
106 km NW
3200m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 91).
2
Jumandy Airport
114 km NE
376m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Cuenc / ariscal Airport
146 km S
2531m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
155 km W
10m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
169 km SW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
29°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 040 to 110 degs)
(9 kph at 70).
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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