Cuenca Ecuador Weather, the real scoop and what to expect

By Sylvan Hardy – cuencahighlife.com

One of the most perplexing aspects of life in Cuenca — and a source of continuing befuddlement for expats — is the weather. It’s not only a point of confusion with expats, but even with locals who’ve lived in it all their lives. With the approach of an El Niño, understanding the weather takes on a new urgency.

You’ll notice that there’s no “news, sports, and weather” on the six o’clock TV news broadcasts in Cuenca — only news and sports. Neither will you find much in the way of weather forecasts in the local newspapers.

A common complaint of those planning trips to Ecuador is the difficulty finding accurate online weather forecasts for Cuenca and Ecuador generally. Internet weather sites, such as Weather.com and Yahoo Weather, often carry the same report day after day, almost always predicting rain. During the 2010 record drought, online forecasts predicted rain every day even though Cuenca only had two showers in four months.

There’s a reason for the lousy forecasting. Accurately predicting the weather on the equator, beyond a few hours in advance, is almost impossible. READ FULL ARTICLE

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