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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 6 am Thu 09 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Thu 09 Apr Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A dusting of snow on Thu afternoon. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 9			Friday 10			Saturday 11			Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tuesday 14
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds
km/h	ENE	ENE	E	E	ENE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	SE	E	E
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cm	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	—	2	—	1	1	—	1	2	—
mm	—	—	—	—	0.4	—	1.4	—	—	0.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	2	1	0	2	2	0	3	2	0	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	0
min °C	1	0	-1	1	0	-1	2	1	-1	2	1	0	2	1	0	1	1	-1
chill °C	-3	-3	-4	-3	-3	-4	-1	-2	-5	-1	-3	-4	-1	-2	-3	-1	1	-3

Freezing level m	5250	5200	4900	5300	5350	4900	5300	5300	4900	5250	5300	5000	5300	5300	5050	5200	5250	4950
Cloud base (m)	3700	3650	3650	4550	4350	3750	5300	4850		3850	4600	3850	4750	4600	3800	3800	3650	3700

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A dusting of snow on Thu afternoon. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun 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. 21 minutes ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 134).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the S (19 kph at 170).	10.0 km Low: broken
Ambato Aeropuerto 58 km S 2520m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: broken
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Fog patches -.	Calm (4 kph at 1).	6.0 km Low: broken
Shell Mera Airport 100 km SSE 2474m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Light winds from the NNW (6 kph at 340).	5.0 km Low: few Mid: broken High: overcast
Jumandy Airport 104 km ESE 376m alt. 2 hours ago	24° C	Mist -.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	2.0 km Low: broken Mid: overcast
Riobamb / himborazo Airport 107 km S 2796m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 150).	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: overcast
AEP Yuracrucito 118 km NNE 2952m alt. 3 hours ago	14° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 183).
Gen Rivadeneira Airport 138 km SW 10m alt. 2 hours ago	25° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SSW (7 kph at 200).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
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: broken Mid: overcast

* 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.