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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 12 am Sun 26 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Sun 26 Apr Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Drizzle, on Mon afternoon followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night.. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Becoming milder with light rain (total 3mm) on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
		Sunday 26			Monday 27			Tuesday 28			Wednesday 29			Thursday 30			Friday 1
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	risk tstorm	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds
km/h	SE	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	E	ENE	E	ENE
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cm	1	1	2	—	1	1	5	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	2	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	0.7	—	—	0.5	—	—	1.2	—	1.5	—	—	0.4	—	—
max °C	0	2	1	0	1	2	0	1	3	0	2	2	0	2	1	-1	2	2	-1
min °C	-1	0	0	-1	0	0	-1	1	1	-1	1	0	-1	1	0	-1	1	0	-1
chill °C	-3	-2	-3	-4	-3	-2	-5	-2	-2	-1	0	-2	-4	-3	-4	-5	-4	-6	-6

Freezing level m	4850	5000	5200	4900	5100	5350	4950	5250	5450	4850	5200	5350	4950	5200	5200	4900	5200	5300	4800
Cloud base (m)	3750	3700		3750	3750	4350	3650	3850	4650		3750	4550		4050		3650	4000	5000

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: Drizzle, on Mon afternoon followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night.. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Becoming milder with light rain (total 3mm) on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -1°C on Tue 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 216).
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (11 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken High: broken
AEP Yuracrucito 118 km NNE 2952m alt. 47 minutes ago	11° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 142).
Ipiale / an Luis Airport 189 km NNE 2905m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 1).	10.0 km
Guayaqui / osé Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport 226 km SSW 211m alt. 2 hours ago	25° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SW (17 kph at 220).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered
Acuapasto wx 246 km NNE 2627m alt. 36 minutes ago	14° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 147).
Mant / loy Alfaro International Airport 250 km WSW 190m alt. 2 hours ago		Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SSE (6 kph at 160).	0.0 km Low: few
Puerto Asis 252 km ENE 254m alt. 2 hours ago	24° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 1).
Pasto-Antonio Nariño Airport 266 km NNE 1709m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 1).	10.0 km
Puerto Guzmán wx 289 km NE 511m alt. 44 minutes ago	25° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 106).

* 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.