Cotopaxi weather
– Lat/Long: 0.68° S 78.44° W

Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador

Issued: 6 am Thu 22 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Drizzle on Thu morning followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu 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 morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
rain shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
 km/h
5
ESE
5
NW
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
10
E
15
E
3
8
1
5
4
1
3
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1.1
max °C
2
1
0
1
1
-1
2
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
-1
1
1
0
min °C
2
0
-1
0
0
-1
1
0
-1
1
0
-1
1
0
-1
1
0
-1
2
-2
-3
-2
-4
-6
-3
-5
-7
-4
-6
-7
-4
-4
-5
-3
-4
-6
5300
5150
4900
4950
5150
4800
5200
5150
4850
5150
5100
4850
5200
5100
4850
5100
5100
4900
Cloud base (m)
4800
3700
3700
3700
3700
6450
3650
4050
4250
4350
3650
4100
3650
3750
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-4-5-6-5-5-7-5-6-6-5-5-6-5-6-6-5-5-621-111-121-111-110-111-1965665876876875776151211131210151312141312141311131311
Sunrise
6:20
6:20
6:20
6:20
6:20
6:22
Sunset
6:29
6:30
6:30
6:30
6:30
6:30

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: Drizzle on Thu morning followed by colder weather and a heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu 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 morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun morning, min -1°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 StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
26 km SW
3200m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 122).
0
33 km SSW
2768m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Quito New International Airport
63 km N
2400m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Shell Mera Airport
100 km SSE
2474m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 100).
2.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
Jumandy Airport
104 km ESE
376m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
clear
Fog patches -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Riobamb / himborazo Airport
107 km S
2796m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
lightning 36km NE of Puyo
124 km SE
494m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
138 km SW
10m alt.
42 minutes ago
24° C
light rain
Drizzle
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
5.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Coc / rancisco Airport
164 km E
220m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Maca / dmundo Carvajal Airportl
183 km S
1052m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 50).
8.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
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.

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