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Cotopaxi Weather Forecast

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Issued: 6 pm Thu 08 Oct Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mild with light rain (total 2mm) on Fri morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue morning, min -1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 8		Friday 9			Saturday 10			Sunday 11			Monday 12			Tuesday 13
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	light snow	light snow	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	4300	6200	5100		5100		3650	4300	4550		5300	4900				5300	4500
km/h	SSE	WSW	SE	NNE	SE	E	ENE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE
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cm	—	—	—	1	—	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	1.1	—	—	—	—	—	1.2	1	—	0.3	0.7	—	0.5	1.6	—
max °C	2	0	3	2	1	2	1	0	3	2	0	3	2	0	4	2	1
min °C	1	-1	2	1	0	1	0	-1	2	1	-1	2	1	-1	3	1	-1
chill °C	1	-1	2	1	0	-1	0	-4	0	0	-6	-2	-3	-5	0	-2	-5

Freezing level m	5250	4900	5400	5300	4950	5300	5100	4900	5350	5350	4900	5300	5400	4900	5550	5400	5050

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: Mild with light rain (total 2mm) on Fri morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue morning, min -1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Cotopaxi at the specific elevation of 5000 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Latacunga 26 km SW 3200m alt. 2 hours ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 236).
LatacungaAeropuerto 32 km SSW 2805m alt. 2 hours ago	7°C	-	Calm (4 kph at 0).	50 km Mid: few
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 3 hours ago	9°C	-	Calm (4 kph at 10).	10.0 km Low: few
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 3 hours ago	14°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 110).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered High: broken
Ipiale / an Luis Airport 189 km NNE 2905m alt. 3 hours ago	10°C	-	Calm (2 kph at 1).	10.0 km
Guayaqui / osé Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport 226 km SSW 211m alt. 3 hours ago	28°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SW (19 kph at 230).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Acuapasto wx 246 km NNE 2627m alt. 2 hours ago	13°C	-	Light winds from the SSE (8 kph at 153).
Cuenc / ariscal Airport 249 km S 2531m alt. 3 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 140).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
Mant / loy Alfaro International Airport 250 km WSW 190m alt. 3 hours ago	27°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 180 to 250 degs) (15 kph at 200).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered
Puerto Asis 252 km ENE 254m alt. 3 hours ago	22°C	-	Calm (2 kph at 1).

* 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.