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Cotopaxi Weather Forecast

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Issued: 12 am Fri 16 Oct Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 3mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mild at first with light rain (total 2mm) on Mon morning followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min 0°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
		Friday 16			Saturday 17			Sunday 18			Monday 19			Tuesday 20
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	some clouds	rain shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	light snow
Cloud base (m)	5350	3850	3650	5300	4700	5100	5100	4800	5150	4900	4750		3700	4500	3650	3650
km/h	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSE	SE	ENE	SSE	SE	SE	WNW	SE	ESE	SSE
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cm	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	1	1	3	2
mm	—	—	—	—	0.6	0.6	—	0.5	1.4	—	2	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	2	1	0	3	3	1	3	2	1	2	2	1	2	1	1
min °C	0	1	0	-1	3	1	-1	2	1	0	2	1	0	2	1	0
chill °C	-5	-3	-4	-6	0	0	-4	-1	1	-2	0	-2	0	0	0	0

Freezing level m	5000	5300	5100	4800	5500	5500	4950	5300	5350	5000	5350	5300	5100	5300	5250	5050

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

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

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild at first with light rain (total 2mm) on Mon morning followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min 0°C on Sun 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	9°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 215).
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	11°C	-	Calm (4 kph at 170).	10.0 km Low: few
Ipiale / an Luis Airport 189 km NNE 2905m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.	0.0 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 WSW (13 kph at 250).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered High: scattered
Acuapasto wx 246 km NNE 2627m alt. 58 minutes ago	14°C	-	Light winds from the S (8 kph at 172).
Mant / loy Alfaro International Airport 250 km WSW 190m alt. 2 hours ago	27°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Moderate winds from the SSW (28 kph at 200).	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: broken
Puerto Asis 252 km ENE 254m alt. 2 hours ago	24°C	-	Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 310 to 070 degs) (9 kph at 10).
Pasto-Antonio Nariño Airport 266 km NNE 1709m alt. 2 hours ago	18°C	-	Light winds from the S (11 kph at 170).	10.0 km
Tumac / a Florid 278 km N 6m alt. 2 hours ago	26°C	-	Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 140 to 230 degs) (6 kph at 190).
Puerto Guzmán wx 289 km NE 511m alt. 54 minutes ago	25°C	Dry	Wind obs. (8 kph from 143 degs) was rejected.

* 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.