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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 6 am Thu 23 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Thu 23 Apr Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min -2°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. Becoming milder with light rain (total 5mm) on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25			Sunday 26			Monday 27			Tuesday 28
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	risk tstorm	some clouds	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	clear
km/h	ESE	NE	E	NE	NNE	NNE	SE	SE	N	ESE	ENE	E	E	E	ESE	E	ENE	NNE
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cm	1	1	—	—	1	—	—	1	—	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	2	—
mm	—	—	—	0.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.4	2	—	1.4	—	—
max °C	1	0	-1	2	1	-1	2	1	-1	2	1	0	2	2	0	2	2	-1
min °C	0	-1	-2	1	-1	-2	1	-1	-1	1	0	-1	1	1	-1	2	1	-1
chill °C	-2	-4	-5	-2	-5	-5	-2	-1	-1	1	-3	-5	-3	-3	-6	-1	-1	-3

Freezing level m	5000	5050	4700	5150	5100	4800	5150	5150	4800	5150	5150	4850	5100	5400	4850	5350	5300	4850
Cloud base (m)	4500		5150	6800	4900	6400	6950		3700	4550		3750	3950	5000	4850	4450		5100

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min -2°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. Becoming milder with light rain (total 5mm) on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°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 Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Latacunga 26 km SW 3200m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 255).
LatacungaAeropuerto 32 km SSW 2805m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 90).	40 km Mid: mostly cloudy
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 130).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 1).	4.0 km High: few
Shell Mera Airport 100 km SSE 2474m alt. 2 hours ago	19° C	Light rain .	Wind obs. (6 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered High: overcast
AEP Yuracrucito 118 km NNE 2952m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	-	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 267).
IpialesSanLuis 188 km NNE 2691m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	State of sky unchanged.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	40 km Mid: overcast
Ipiale / an Luis Airport 189 km NNE 2905m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).	10.0 km Low: overcast
Guayaqui / osé Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport 226 km SSW 211m alt. 2 hours ago	24° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SSW (11 kph at 210).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
Cuenc / ariscal Airport 249 km S 2531m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered

* 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.