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

El Altar
Weather Forecast, Ecuador

Issued: 6 am Mon 24 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
mod snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
mod. snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
3750
3700
3700
3700
3700
3700
3750
3700
3700
3750
5100
3950
3800
3750
3700
km/h
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
6
2
2
2
1
 mm
max °C
-2
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
-2
0
-1
-2
1
1
-2
0
-1
-2
min °C
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-3
-1
-2
-3
-2
-2
-3
0
-1
-2
0
-1
-3
 chill °C
-6
-5
-7
-8
-8
-8
-6
-7
-8
-7
-7
-8
-4
-5
-6
-4
-4
-3
Freezing level m
4900
5050
4950
5000
4950
4850
5100
5100
4850
4950
5200
4700
5300
5400
4900
5250
5200
4900
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-2-2-2-2-2-3-1-2-3-1-2-310-20-1-3232322542432542542787887119798611971097131313141413171513161511171512171513
Sunrise
6:13
6:13
6:13
6:11
6:11
6:11
Sunset
6:16
6:16
6:16
6:16
6:16
6:15

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El Altar Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for El Altar is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon afternoon, min -3°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

El Altar Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri morning, min -3°C on Thu 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.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Shell Mera Airport
43 km ENE
2474m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
8.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
AmbatoAeropuerto
53 km NW
2591m alt.
3 hours ago
15°C
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
56 km NW
2520m alt.
3 hours ago
15°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Maca / dmundo Carvajal Airportl
78 km SSE
1052m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
light rain
Light rain .
Wind obs. (13 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
86 km NW
2768m alt.
3 hours ago
16°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Jumandy Airport
114 km NE
376m alt.
3 hours ago
26°C
clear
Fog patches -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
Cuenc / ariscal Airport
146 km S
2531m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
155 km W
10m alt.
3 hours ago
28°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
169 km SW
211m alt.
3 hours ago
29°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 090 to 180 degs)
(13 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered

* 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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