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

El Altar
Weather Forecast, Ecuador

Issued: 12 pm Wed 22 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed morning, strong winds from the ESE by Fri morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE 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
snow showers
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
3750
3650
3700
3750
3700
3700
3750
3700
3700
3750
3700
3700
4950
3700
3700
3700
3700
km/h
15
ENE
20
E
25
E
35
E
30
E
35
E
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
30
E
30
E
25
E
20
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
0
NNE
0
WSW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
2
4
21
3
1
3
3
3
1
1
 mm
max °C
-2
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-2
-2
-1
-1
-3
-3
-2
-4
min °C
-2
-2
-3
-2
-2
-3
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-3
-1
-3
-3
-3
-3
-4
 chill °C
-7
-8
-10
-10
-9
-11
-10
-10
-11
-12
-10
-10
-7
-9
-8
-3
-3
-4
Freezing level m
4950
5100
4800
4900
4950
4800
4900
4900
4700
4750
4750
4700
5100
5050
4650
4650
4950
4650
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:18
6:18
6:18
6:18
6:18
6:18
Sunset
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 night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed morning, strong winds from the ESE by Fri morning).

El Altar Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sat morning, calm by Mon afternoon).

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
-
Wind obs. (20 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Shell Mera Airport
43 km ENE
2474m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: overcast
56 km NW
2520m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Maca / dmundo Carvajal Airportl
78 km SSE
1052m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
86 km NW
2768m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (31 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Cuenc / ariscal Airport
146 km S
2531m alt.
2 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: scattered
155 km W
10m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
169 km SW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 070 to 160 degs)
(7 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Quito New International Airport
172 km N
2400m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Coc / rancisco Airport
209 km NE
220m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
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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