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

El Altar
Weather Forecast, Ecuador

Issued: 12 pm Thu 12 Mar 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 Thu morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the W by Mon night).

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
 km/h
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
W
10
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
1
3
7
2
2
3
5
1
2
1
2
max °C
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
-2
0
-1
-2
0
-1
-3
0
-1
-2
min °C
-1
-2
-3
-3
-2
-3
-1
-2
-3
-2
-2
-3
-1
-2
-4
-1
-1
-3
-4
-6
-8
-8
-7
-7
-1
-2
-3
-6
-6
-9
-7
-9
-12
-7
-7
-10
5100
5150
4900
4900
5100
4900
5100
5150
4850
5050
5200
4850
5150
5150
4750
5100
5200
4800
Cloud base (m)
3700
3700
3750
3650
3650
3750
4000
5200
9000
9650
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-1-2-3-2-2-3-1-2-3-1-2-3-1-2-4-1-1-344233244244254254299899810108101081110712108161514161614171614171613181613181713
Sunrise
6:18
6:18
6:18
6:18
6:18
6:18
Sunset
6:25
6:25
6:25
6:24
6:24
6:24

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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 Thu morning, min -3°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

El Altar Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the W by Mon night).

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. (7 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Shell Mera Airport
43 km ENE
2474m alt.
2 hours ago
-
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 60).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
56 km NW
2520m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
clear
Light rain .
4
Calm
(4 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Maca / dmundo Carvajal Airportl
78 km SSE
1052m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
86 km NW
2768m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
106 km NW
3200m alt.
54 minutes ago
16° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 242).
5
Jumandy Airport
114 km NE
376m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
Cuenc / ariscal Airport
146 km S
2531m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
155 km W
10m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
169 km SW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 40).
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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