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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 6 pm Sun 17 May Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Sun 17 May Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -1°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 17		Monday 18			Tuesday 19			Wednesday 20			Thursday 21			Friday 22
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	light snow	rain shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	light snow	light snow	some clouds
km/h	S	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	E
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cm	1	3	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—
mm	—	—	0.3	—	—	—	—	—	0.3	—	—	0.5	0.5	—	—	—	—
max °C	2	0	2	2	0	2	2	0	2	2	0	3	2	0	1	0	0
min °C	0	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0	-1	2	0	-1	0	0	-1
chill °C	-2	-3	-3	-3	-4	-3	-3	-4	-3	-3	-4	-1	-3	-5	-5	-4	-4

Freezing level m	5250	4950	5050	5300	5000	5050	5300	5050	5250	5300	4950	5300	5350	4900	5000	5100	4900
Cloud base (m)	4650	3650	3700		3650	3700		3650	3700	4100	3650	4150	4850	3750	3700	3650	3650

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -1°C on Wed 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. 1 hour ago	10° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 140).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: broken
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Light rain .	Calm (4 kph at 50).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
AEP Yuracrucito 118 km NNE 2952m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 143).
Ipiale / an Luis Airport 189 km NNE 2905m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 0).	10.0 km
Guayaqui / osé Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport 226 km SSW 211m alt. 2 hours ago	27° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SW (17 kph at 230).	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: broken
Acuapasto wx 246 km NNE 2627m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	-	Light winds from the SE (8 kph at 145).
Cuenc / ariscal Airport 249 km S 2531m alt. 3 hours ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 90).	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: broken
Mant / loy Alfaro International Airport 250 km WSW 190m alt. 1 hour ago	25° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the S (11 kph at 190).	10.0 km Low: scattered
Puerto Asis 252 km ENE 254m alt. 2 hours ago	24° 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.