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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 12 am Wed 18 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Wed 18 Feb 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 Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -2°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
		Wednesday 18			Thursday 19			Friday 20			Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	cloudy	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow	some clouds
km/h	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	E	ESE	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	SSE	NNE	N
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cm	—	1	2	1	—	2	2	1	—	—	—	2	—	1	3	1	1	5	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	1	0	-1	0	1	-1	1	1	-1	2	1	-1	1	1	0	1	-1	-1
min °C	-2	1	0	-1	0	0	-1	0	0	-1	0	0	-2	1	0	-1	0	-1	-2
chill °C	-5	-2	-3	-5	-4	-5	-6	-5	-5	-6	-5	-4	-7	-3	-4	-3	0	-1	-5

Freezing level m	4750	5100	5050	4850	4950	5200	4800	5000	5200	4750	5050	5150	4800	5150	5150	4850	5050	4850	4750
Cloud base (m)	4600	4700		3650	3700	4250	3750	3750	4300	4300	3750		5100	4800		3700	3800	3700

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

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

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -2°C on Sat 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. 37 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 125).
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered High: broken
lightning 13km WSW of Santo Domingo de los Colorados 103 km W 424m alt. 39 minutes ago		Thunderstorm
lightning 20km NW of Velasco Ibarra 147 km WSW 77m alt. 2 hours ago		Thunderstorm
lightning 14km N of Babahoyo 166 km SSW 105m alt. 8 minutes ago		Thunderstorm
lightning 17km N of Balzar 174 km SW 59m alt. 32 minutes ago		Thunderstorm
lightning 8km ESE of Calceta 189 km WSW 255m alt. 3 hours ago		Thunderstorm
Ipiale / an Luis Airport 189 km NNE 2905m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km
thunderstorm affecting Junin 199 km WSW 165m alt. 3 hours ago		Thunderstorm
lightning 22km N of El Triunfo 202 km SSW 29m alt. 1 hour ago		Thunderstorm

* 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.