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Cotopaxi Weather Forecast

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Issued: 12 am Wed 14 Oct Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Light rain (total 6mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu morning, min -1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mild with light rain (total 4mm) on Mon morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
		Wednesday 14			Thursday 15			Friday 16			Saturday 17			Sunday 18
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	4950		5250		5400	4850	5300	5000	5100	4250	4900	4200		4850	3700	4500
km/h	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	SE	SSW	SSW	SSW	ESE	E
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	1	3	1
mm	—	0.7	0.8	—	0.6	1.4	—	1	1	—	1.2	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	1	3	3	0	4	3	0	3	2	1	3	2	1	2	1	0
min °C	0	3	1	0	3	1	-1	3	2	0	2	1	-1	1	0	-1
chill °C	-5	-2	-4	-5	-2	-4	-6	-1	-2	-2	2	1	-4	-2	0	-3

Freezing level m	5000	5500	5450	4950	5550	5450	4950	5450	5400	5050	5450	5350	5000	5250	5200	4850

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: Light rain (total 6mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu morning, min -1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with light rain (total 4mm) on Mon morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Sat 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. 2 hours ago	10°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 245).
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 3 hours ago	14°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 30).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
Ipiale / an Luis Airport 189 km NNE 2905m alt. 3 hours ago	10°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (2 kph at 1).	10.0 km Low: broken
Guayaqui / osé Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport 226 km SSW 211m alt. 3 hours ago	27°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the WSW (9 kph at 240).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
Acuapasto wx 246 km NNE 2627m alt. 57 minutes ago	13°C	-	Calm (2 kph at 170).
Mant / loy Alfaro International Airport 250 km WSW 190m alt. 3 hours ago	27°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SSE (6 kph at 160).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered
Puerto Asis 252 km ENE 254m alt. 3 hours ago	25°C	-	Calm (2 kph at 1).
Pasto-Antonio Nariño Airport 266 km NNE 1709m alt. 3 hours ago	17°C	-	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 140).	10.0 km
Tumac / a Florid 278 km N 6m alt. 3 hours ago	26°C	-	Calm (4 kph at 270).
Puerto Guzmán wx 289 km NE 511m alt. 1 hour ago	26°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 326).

* 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.