– Lat/Long: 0.68° S 78.44° W

Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 12 am Fri 03 May Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Fri 03 May Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mild with light rain (total 6mm) on Sat afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 5mm) on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min 0°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 8–10 Weather Summary A light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Turning milder with light rain (total 3mm) on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat morning, min 0°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 11–13 Weather Summary Light rain (total 4mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun morning, min 0°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
		Friday 3			Saturday 4			Sunday 5			Monday 6			Tuesday 7			Wednesday 8			Thursday 9			Friday 10			Saturday 11			Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tue 14
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM

	some clouds	light rain	light snow	light snow	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	light rain	cloudy	light snow	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	light rain	snow shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	mod. snow	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	light rain	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs
km/h	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	E	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	SE
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cm	—	—	2.0	1.0	—	2.0	1.0	—	—	2.0	—	1.0	2.0	—	1.0	—	—	—	1.0	4	2.0	7	2.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	1.8	—	—	1.7	2	—	0.6	—	—	0.5	—	—	0.9	1.0	—	0.7	1.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.4	1.2	—	1.1	1.9	—	—	0.4	—	0.4	0.4
max°C	2	3	2	1	3	2	1	2	2	1	3	2	1	3	3	1	4	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	4	3	1	4	3	1	2	2	1	2	3
min°C	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	0	2	1	0	2	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	3	1	0	2	1	1	2	1	0	1	1
chill°C	-2	0	-2	-2	-2	-2	-3	-2	-4	-4	-4	-4	-6	-4	-3	-5	-3	-4	-6	-4	-4	-5	-4	-4	-5	-1	-4	-5	-2	-3	-4	-3	-3	-4	-2	-2

Freezing level (m)	5150	5450	5350	5250	5350	5450	5200	5300	5350	5150	5250	5250	5100	5400	5500	5050	5350	5450	5100	5100	5200	5100	5200	5300	5000	5500	5550	5000	5350	5400	5150	5300	5400	5100	5200	5450
Cloud base (m)	3700	4750	3700	3700	3700	3750	3650	3700	3700	3650	3700	3700	3650	3850	4450		3700		3650	3700	3700	3700	3700	3650	3700	4450	5100			5200	3650	3700	3700	3650	3700	4900

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: Mild with light rain (total 6mm) on Sat afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Fri 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 night. Becoming milder with light rain (total 5mm) on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min 0°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 6-9):

A light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu night. Turning milder with light rain (total 3mm) on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat morning, min 0°C on Wed 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Latacunga 26 km SW 3200m alt. 1 hour ago	10° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 169).
Puerto Arturo wx 59 km S 2519m alt. 1 hour ago	6° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 132).
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 3 hours ago	15° C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 10).	4.0 km High: overcast
Guayaqui / osé Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport 227 km SSW 211m alt. 3 hours ago	26° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SW (17 kph at 220).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered High: broken
GuayaquilAeropuerto 230 km SSW 6m alt. 4 hours ago	26° C	Haze	Light winds from the SSW (13 kph at 210).	30 km 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.