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

El Altar
Weather Forecast, Ecuador

Issued: 12 pm Thu 23 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Fri morning, moderate winds from the E by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
cloudy
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
3700
3700
3700
3750
3750
3750
3750
3800
3750
3700
4200
3750
3800
3700
km/h
35
E
35
E
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
35
E
30
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
E
5
NE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
E
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Snowflake cm
3
4
4
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
-2
-2
-2
-1
-1
-2
-2
-1
-2
-1
-1
-3
-2
-2
-3
-2
-2
-3
min °C
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-3
-2
-2
-3
-2
-2
-4
-3
-2
-4
-3
-3
-4
 chill °C
-10
-10
-10
-10
-10
-11
-10
-10
-10
-7
-8
-9
-7
-2
-4
-6
-5
-8
Freezing level m
4850
4850
4900
5000
5050
4750
4950
5050
4650
4950
5100
4550
4800
4850
4600
4800
4900
4550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-3-2-2-4-3-2-4-3-3-4222332231331221321777876775986777886131313141312131311151411131312141411
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Fri morning, moderate winds from the E by Sat night).

El Altar Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sun 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Riobamb / himborazo Airport
28 km W
2796m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Shell Mera Airport
43 km ENE
2474m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
light rain
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Maca / dmundo Carvajal Airportl
78 km SSE
1052m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
light rain
Light rain .
Wind obs. (7 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
86 km NW
2768m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
33
Fresh winds from the S
(33 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: scattered
106 km NW
3200m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 101).
23
Cuenc / ariscal Airport
146 km S
2531m alt.
2 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 80).
8.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
155 km W
10m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
169 km SW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Quito New International Airport
172 km N
2400m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: scattered
Coc / rancisco Airport
209 km NE
220m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 350).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
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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