Cuenca Is in INAMHI’s Medium Rainfall Band Through Thursday

What the forecast says

INAMHI’s precipitation alert for southern Ecuador remains in force until 7:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 29, 2026. The notice covers Cañar, Azuay, Loja, El Oro and Zamora Chinchipe. It describes rainfall of varying intensity and says accumulation may increase in the early morning, afternoon and evening. That does not mean rain is expected continuously at every location.

The forecast map groups daily rainfall into three bands: medium, 6–15 millimeters; high, 16–40 millimeters; and very high, 40 to more than 80 millimeters. The report places Cuenca in the medium band. It identifies the very-high band in western Azuay, including parts of Camilo Ponce Enríquez and Pucará. Those locations are not the same as central Cuenca, so the provincial alert should not be read as a citywide high-risk designation.

What Cuenca residents can take from it

For people planning errands or trips across Azuay, the useful detail is the difference between the forecast zones. Cuenca is listed with the medium-level locations; some western cantons are in the highest band. The article does not give street-by-street rainfall totals or identify specific neighborhoods in Cuenca. It also does not say that every road is affected.

Because the alert covers several provinces and conditions can differ within them, check the latest INAMHI notices and local authority updates before making weather-sensitive plans. Treat this as a dated regional forecast, not a report of observed flooding on a particular Cuenca street.

AI-generated illustration; not documentary imagery.

Source: El Mercurio