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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 6 pm Fri 27 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Fri 27 Feb Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 3mm) on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat morning, min -2°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue morning, min -1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 27		Saturday 28			Sunday 1			Monday 2			Tuesday 3			Wednesday 4
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	clear	some clouds	risk tstorm	some clouds	rain shwrs	cloudy	some clouds
km/h	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	NE	N	NNW
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cm	3	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	0.5	1.4	—	—	—	—	0.7	1.3	—	—	1.4	—	0.2	—	—
max °C	2	0	3	2	0	2	2	0	3	2	0	4	2	1	4	2	0
min °C	0	-2	2	0	-1	1	1	-1	1	1	-1	2	2	-1	2	1	-1
chill °C	-3	-5	-1	-4	-5	-3	-4	-6	-4	-4	-6	-1	-1	-4	-1	-2	-1

Freezing level m	5250	4850	5250	5300	4950	5200	5250	4950	5200	5300	4800	5300	5350	5150	5300	5300	4950
Cloud base (m)	5600			5100	3750	4600	4950	3650	5100	5150	3650			3750	4950		4600

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	6:30	—	—	6:29	—	—	6:29	—	—	6:29	—	—	6:29	—	—	6:28	—

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 3mm) on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat morning, min -2°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue morning, min -1°C on Mon 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. 20 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 257).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Fog patches -.	Light winds from the NE (7 kph at 50).	6.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
lightning 56km ENE of Cayambe 116 km NE 1665m alt. 56 minutes ago		Thunderstorm
lightning 18km N of Macas 164 km SSE 1850m alt. 1 hour ago		Thunderstorm
Ipiale / an Luis Airport 189 km NNE 2905m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 330).	0.0 km
Guayaqui / osé Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport 226 km SSW 211m alt. 2 hours ago	26° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (11 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken High: broken
lightning 36km NE of Gualaceo 238 km S 1627m alt. 50 minutes ago		Thunderstorm
ASCATB280E0N 245 km W 15m alt. 3 hours ago			Light winds from the NNW (9 kph at 331).	- km
Acuapasto wx 246 km NNE 2627m alt. 59 minutes ago	13° C	-	Light winds from the SSE (8 kph at 154).

* 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.