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

El Altar
Weather Forecast, Ecuador

Issued: 6 am Wed 05 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri morning, min -4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
 km/h
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
SE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
 cm 
3
3
11
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
 mm 
max°C
-2
-2
-3
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
-3
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
min°C
-2
-3
-3
-2
-2
-3
-1
-3
-4
-1
-1
-3
-1
-2
-4
-2
-2
-3
chill°C 
-7
-8
-8
-8
-7
-8
-5
-7
-8
-6
-6
-7
-5
-4
-7
-7
-6
-8
Freezing level (m
4900
4900
4700
5000
5000
4800
5100
5150
4650
5150
5150
4750
5100
5100
4700
4950
4850
4750
Cloud base (m)
3700
3700
3700
3750
3750
3700
4750
4400
3800
5700
3800
3700
4300
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-2-3-3-2-2-3-1-2-4-1-1-3-1-2-3-2-2-3222332432442432322887987119711971097977141413151413171512171513161513151313
Sunrise
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:52
Sunset
6:01
6:01
6:01
6:01
6:02
6:02

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El Altar Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Altar is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri morning, min -4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

El Altar Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -4°C on Sun 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Riobamb / himborazo Airport
28 km W
2796m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Shell Mera Airport
43 km ENE
2474m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Maca / dmundo Carvajal Airportl
78 km SSE
1052m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
clear
Fog - in the vicinity.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
86 km NW
2768m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
106 km NW
3200m alt.
32 minutes ago
13° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 132).
0
Jumandy Airport
114 km NE
376m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Cuenc / ariscal Airport
146 km S
2531m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
155 km W
10m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
169 km SW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Quito New International Airport
172 km N
2400m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
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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