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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 6 pm Tue 31 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Tue 31 Mar Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 31		Wednesday 1			Thursday 2			Friday 3			Saturday 4			Sunday 5
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	cloudy	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds
km/h	N	N	NNE	NNE	NE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNE	NNE	E	SE	ESE	ENE
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cm	3	—	2	4	3	1	3	—	1	2	—	—	1	—	—	1	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	-1	1	1	-1	1	0	-1	1	1	-1	1	2	0	2	2	0
min °C	-1	-2	0	0	-2	1	-1	-2	0	0	-2	1	0	-1	1	0	-1
chill °C	-7	-7	-5	-3	-6	-3	-7	-7	-4	-5	-7	-3	-3	-1	-2	-3	-4

Freezing level m	5050	4750	5050	5150	4800	5150	5050	4800	5050	5150	4750	5150	5250	4900	5150	5250	4800
Cloud base (m)	5000		4950		3650	7400		3700	4350	5200	4600	4400	4850	4800	4650	4800	4900

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Fri 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 299).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 290).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered
lightning 19km E of Sangolqui 34 km NNE 4066m alt. 25 minutes ago		Thunderstorm
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (9 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: broken
lightning 38km SE of Cayambe 69 km NE 2765m alt. 2 hours ago		Thunderstorm
Shell Mera Airport 100 km SSE 2474m alt. 3 hours ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 320).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered High: broken
AEP Yuracrucito 118 km NNE 2952m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 145 degs) was rejected.
lightning 60km WNW of Puerto Francisco de Orellana 119 km ENE 1447m alt. 1 hour ago		Thunderstorm
lightning 53km ESE of Pimampiro 126 km NE 880m alt. 2 hours ago		Thunderstorm
Coc / rancisco Airport 164 km E 220m alt. 3 hours ago	29° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: few 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.