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

Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador

Issued: 6 am Thu 29 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Becoming mild with drizzle, on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
 km/h
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NE
10
N
5
NE
1
3
5
1
1
1
3
2
1
3
1.2
max °C
1
0
0
1
1
0
3
2
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
1
min °C
1
0
-1
1
1
0
2
1
-1
1
0
-1
1
0
-1
1
1
-1
-3
-5
-5
-4
-3
-5
-1
-2
-4
-2
-2
-3
-2
-3
-1
-1
-2
-4
5200
5100
4950
5150
5150
5000
5450
5350
4950
5150
5000
4850
5150
5050
4950
5200
5300
4950
Cloud base (m)
4850
3650
3650
3700
3650
3650
4600
3650
3650
3650
4150
3700
3650
4850
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:22
6:22
6:22
6:22
6:22
6:22
Sunset
6:30
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: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Becoming mild with drizzle, on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, 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.
1 hour ago
16° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 99).
0
33 km SSW
2768m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Quito New International Airport
63 km N
2400m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 181).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Shell Mera Airport
100 km SSE
2474m alt.
3 hours ago
20° C
light rain
Light rain .
Wind obs. (6 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
1.0 km
Low: overcast
Mid: overcast
Jumandy Airport
104 km ESE
376m alt.
49 minutes ago
23° C
light rain
Light rain .
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Riobamb / himborazo Airport
107 km S
2796m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
lightning 35km NE of Puyo
123 km SE
500m alt.
1 hour ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
138 km SW
10m alt.
49 minutes ago
30° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Coc / rancisco Airport
164 km E
220m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Mid: broken
High: overcast
lightning 22km WNW of Lago Agrio
178 km ENE
523m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm

* 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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