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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 12 pm Thu 26 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Thu 26 Mar Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Drizzle on Sun morning turning to light snow on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thursday 26			Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 29			Monday 30			Tuesday 31
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	risk tstorm	snow shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds
km/h	N	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW
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cm	1	3	2	1	3	—	—	2	—	—	3	—	1	2	—	1	1	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.8	—	—	1.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	2	1	0	1	1	0	2	2	0	2	1	-1	1	0	-1	1	0	-2
min °C	1	0	-1	0	0	-1	2	0	-2	1	-1	-2	0	-1	-2	0	-1	-3
chill °C	-2	-4	-5	-4	-5	-7	-2	-6	-8	-4	-7	-8	-6	-8	-9	-5	-7	-10

Freezing level m	5200	5150	4900	5050	5150	4950	5250	5200	4800	5200	5150	4800	5050	5000	4700	5000	5000	4600
Cloud base (m)	4100	4650	3700	3850	4800		4900		9000	4400	5100	4550	4100	5200	5350	4200	5150	6750

	6:16	—	—	6:15	—	—	6:15	—	—	6:15	—	—	6:15	—	—	6:13	—	—
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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

Drizzle on Sun morning turning to light snow on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -3°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

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	18° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 105).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the S (15 kph at 170).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: overcast
Ambato Aeropuerto 58 km S 2520m alt. 2 hours ago	20° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 210).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	19° C	Dry and cloudy.	Wind obs. (15 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: overcast
Shell Mera Airport 100 km SSE 2474m alt. 2 hours ago	25° C	Haze -.	Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.	5.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered High: broken
Jumandy Airport 104 km ESE 376m alt. 2 hours ago	24° C	Shower - in the vicinity.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered High: overcast
Riobamb / himborazo Airport 107 km S 2796m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (28 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
AEP Yuracrucito 118 km NNE 2952m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 321).
Gen Rivadeneira Airport 138 km SW 10m alt. 1 hour ago	32° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (11 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered
Coc / rancisco Airport 164 km E 220m alt. 1 hour ago	27° C	Dry and cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: scattered 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.