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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 6 pm Sat 10 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Sat 10 Jan Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 10		Sunday 11			Monday 12			Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow	cloudy	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds
km/h	ESE	E	E	E	ENE	E	E	ESE	ENE	N	NW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW
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cm	2	3	1	3	4	2	2	—	1	1	2	1	2	—	—	1	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	1	0	1	0	-1	1	0	-1	1	1	0	1	1	-1	1	1	-1
min °C	0	-1	1	-1	-1	-1	-1	-2	0	0	-1	1	0	-1	0	0	-2
chill °C	-4	-6	-3	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-3	-2	-1	-3	-4	-5	-4	-5	-7

Freezing level m	5200	4850	5100	5000	4850	4900	4950	4850	5100	5100	4800	5200	5100	4800	5050	5150	4800
Cloud base (m)		3700	4350	3700	3700	3700	3700	3700	4000	3700	3700	5000		3700	4850		3650

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	6:25	—	—	6:25	—	—	6:25	—	—	6:27	—	—	6:27	—	—	6:27	—

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

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

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Tue afternoon, min -2°C on Thu 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 182).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 4 hours ago	11° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the S (6 kph at 190).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 3 hours ago	13° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (9 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: broken
AEP Yuracrucito 118 km NNE 2952m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 72).
Ipiale / an Luis Airport 189 km NNE 2905m alt. 3 hours ago	10° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 1).	10.0 km
Guayaqui / osé Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport 226 km SSW 211m alt. 3 hours ago	26° C	Light rain .	Light winds from the ENE (7 kph at 60).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken High: broken
Acuapasto wx 246 km NNE 2627m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 178).
Cuenc / ariscal Airport 249 km S 2531m alt. 4 hours ago	14° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (17 kph from 230 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: broken
Mant / loy Alfaro International Airport 250 km WSW 190m alt. 4 hours ago	26° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the S (13 kph at 190).	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: broken
Puerto Asis 252 km ENE 254m alt. 3 hours ago	24° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 1).

* 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.