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

El Altar
Weather Forecast, Ecuador

Issued: 6 am Mon 20 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
3700
3750
3700
3700
3750
3700
3700
3750
3700
3700
3750
3700
3700
3750
3700
3700
km/h
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
10
E
15
E
20
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
20
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
40
ESE
35
E
35
E
30
E
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
2
1
2
4
6
2
2
7
12
3
 mm
max °C
0
0
-2
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
min °C
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-3
-2
-2
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-2
-3
 chill °C
-5
-7
-5
-5
-4
-6
-7
-7
-10
-9
-9
-8
-9
-9
-12
-11
-10
-10
Freezing level m
5200
5250
4950
5050
5000
4800
4900
5000
4850
4900
4900
4900
5000
5000
4750
4750
4800
4850
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-1-1-2-2-2-3-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-2-35423323322223222221197887887777777766171513141413141413131312131312121212
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 dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon morning, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Wed night).

El Altar Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri morning, min -3°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

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 40 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Shell Mera Airport
43 km ENE
2474m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
56 km NW
2520m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Maca / dmundo Carvajal Airportl
78 km SSE
1052m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: broken
86 km NW
2768m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
106 km NW
3200m alt.
51 minutes ago
15° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 89).
0
Cuenc / ariscal Airport
146 km S
2531m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
High: scattered
155 km W
10m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
169 km SW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 080 to 180 degs)
(7 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Quito New International Airport
172 km N
2400m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
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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