No volcanic ash detected at Sangay volcano due to cloud cover, Ecuador

No volcanic ash was detected at Sangay volcano, Ecuador, at 10:10 UTC on November 9, 2026, due to heavy meteorological cloud cover obscuring satellite observations. The Washington Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) issued the report based on GOES-19 satellite data and numerical weather prediction models.

The advisory indicated previous possible volcanic ash emissions with expected ash cloud movement at approximately 6.1 km (20 000 feet) altitude. Model data forecast the ash cloud to move west and shift west-southwest through the next 18 hours. No Aviation Color Code was stated in the advisory.

Sangay is an active stratovolcano located in the eastern Andes of Ecuador.