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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 6 pm Tue 29 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Tue 29 Apr Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 29		Wednesday 30			Thursday 1			Friday 2			Saturday 3			Sunday 4
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	mod. snow	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow
km/h	ENE	E	ESE	E	ENE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	E	E	ESE	ESE	SE	E	E
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cm	2.0	—	1.0	3	8	1.0	2.0	1.0	1.0	3	2.0	2.0	5	2.0	1.0	4	1.0
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max°C	-3	-5	-4	-4	-5	-4	-4	-5	-4	-4	-5	-4	-4	-5	-5	-5	-5
min°C	-4	-6	-4	-4	-6	-4	-5	-6	-4	-5	-6	-5	-5	-6	-5	-5	-6
chill°C	-10	-12	-10	-9	-12	-10	-10	-11	-9	-10	-11	-11	-9	-11	-11	-11	-13

Freezing level (m)	5400	4800	5250	5200	4950	5100	5200	4900	5250	5200	4900	5000	5150	4850	5050	5100	4950
Cloud base (m)		4950	5200		3700	3700	3900	3750	4350		3700	3700	3800	3700	3700		3700

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Cotopaxi at the specific elevation of 5897 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Cotopaxi. 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Latacunga 26 km SW 3200m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 206).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 20).	10.0 km Low: scattered
Puerto Arturo wx 59 km S 2519m alt. 32 minutes ago	15° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 0).
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 50).	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: broken
lightning 39km ENE of Archidona 112 km ESE 668m alt. 36 minutes ago		Thunderstorm
lightning 40km SW of Boca Suno 115 km ESE 558m alt. 36 minutes ago		Thunderstorm
AEP Yuracrucito 119 km NNE 2952m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	-	Light winds from the S (6 kph at 173).
Ipiale / an Luis Airport 189 km NNE 2905m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km
lightning 34km E of Macas 201 km SSE 922m alt. 2 hours ago		Thunderstorm
Guayaqui / osé Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport 226 km SSW 211m alt. 2 hours ago	26° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SSW (13 kph at 210).	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.