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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 12 pm Fri 20 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Fri 20 Mar Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat morning, min -2°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 20			Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	rain shwrs	clear	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	clear	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow
km/h	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNE	NE	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NNW	N	WNW	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	3	—	1	3	—	3	1	2
mm	—	0.1	—	0.1	0.6	—	0.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	3	3	-1	4	2	-1	3	1	0	1	1	-1	1	1	0	1	1	0
min °C	2	0	-2	2	0	-1	2	0	-1	1	0	-1	1	0	-1	1	0	-1
chill °C	-2	-5	-7	-1	-3	-5	0	-5	-5	-3	-4	-5	-1	-3	-4	1	-4	-4

Freezing level m	5300	5400	4650	5350	5350	4850	5250	5200	4900	5150	5150	4850	5200	5150	4900	5100	5150	4900
Cloud base (m)	9200	5100			5350	9100		4450	4650		5000	3700	5000		4600	4250		3700

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat morning, min -2°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -1°C on Mon 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	17° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 294).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 2 hours ago	19° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the NW (15 kph at 310).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered
Ambato Aeropuerto 58 km S 2520m alt. 2 hours ago	23° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (11 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	22° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (24 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered
Shell Mera Airport 100 km SSE 2474m alt. 2 hours ago	29° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SE (11 kph at 140).	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: scattered
Jumandy Airport 104 km ESE 376m alt. 2 hours ago	34° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: scattered
Riobamb / himborazo Airport 107 km S 2796m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (11 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered
AEP Yuracrucito 118 km NNE 2952m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	-	Strong winds from the N (39 kph at 351).
Gen Rivadeneira Airport 138 km SW 10m alt. 2 hours ago	30° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (11 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered
Coc / rancisco Airport 164 km E 220m alt. 2 hours ago	35° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: scattered

* 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.