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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 6 am Sun 12 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Sun 12 Apr Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 5mm) on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Turning milder with light rain (total 2mm) on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	some clouds	rain shwrs	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	clear
km/h	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ENE	E	E	NNW	NE	SE	W	SE	ESE	NW	W	W	WNW	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	3	4	1	2	—	—	1	—
mm	1.4	1.1	—	—	—	—	1.3	1.6	—	0.9	—	—	—	—	—	1.5	—	—
max °C	3	3	0	1	1	0	3	3	0	3	2	0	2	1	0	2	2	-1
min °C	2	1	-1	1	0	-1	2	1	-1	3	0	0	2	0	-1	2	0	-2
chill °C	-2	-3	-5	-3	-3	-4	1	0	-1	3	-2	-2	2	-4	-4	-1	-5	-7

Freezing level m	5350	5500	4900	5150	5100	5000	5250	5400	4850	5400	5250	5000	5300	5100	4900	5250	5250	4750
Cloud base (m)	5000	5250	4900	3700	3650	4700	4650	4800	5100	5950	4700	3650	4000	3750	3650	4800	4900	5150

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 5mm) on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A light fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Turning milder with light rain (total 2mm) on Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Fri 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	13° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 148).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 130).	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: scattered
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 330).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
Shell Mera Airport 100 km SSE 2474m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (9 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.	6.0 km Low: few Mid: broken High: broken
Gen Rivadeneira Airport 138 km SW 10m alt. 2 hours ago	26° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the S (6 kph at 190).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
Coc / rancisco Airport 164 km E 220m alt. 2 hours ago	28° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
Maca / dmundo Carvajal Airportl 183 km S 1052m alt. 1 hour ago		Thunderstorm light rain thunderstorm.	Light winds from the ENE (9 kph at 60).	2.0 km Mid: broken High: few
Ipiale / an Luis Airport 189 km NNE 2905m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 070 to 160 degs) (11 kph at 110).	10.0 km Low: scattered
Lago Agrio Airport (Nueva Loja) 195 km ENE 293m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 220).	0.0 km
Guayaqui / osé Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport 226 km SSW 211m alt. 2 hours ago	29° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 060 to 120 degs) (7 kph at 70).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: 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.