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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 6 am Fri 23 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Fri 23 Jan Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -1°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 23			Saturday 24			Sunday 25			Monday 26			Tuesday 27			Wednesday 28
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

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

Freezing level m	5100	5150	4950	5000	5050	4900	5150	5150	4900	5150	5000	4800	5100	5100	4900	5000	5250	4850
Cloud base (m)		3700	3650	3700	3850	4500	4950		4100	4400	3700	3750	4550		3750	3700	3900	3650

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -1°C on Mon afternoon). 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	12° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 91).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered High: broken
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Dry and cloudy.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered High: overcast
Shell Mera Airport 100 km SSE 2474m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken High: overcast
Jumandy Airport 104 km ESE 376m alt. 2 hours ago	23° C	Light rain .	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken High: overcast
Riobamb / himborazo Airport 107 km S 2796m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 130).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken High: broken
lightning 20km SSW of Boca Suno 138 km E 306m alt. 3 hours ago		Thunderstorm
Gen Rivadeneira Airport 138 km SW 10m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.	0.0 km
Coc / rancisco Airport 164 km E 220m alt. 2 hours ago	24° C	Dry and cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered High: overcast
Maca / dmundo Carvajal Airportl 183 km S 1052m alt. 2 hours ago	22° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered High: broken

* 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.