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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 6 pm Thu 12 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Thu 12 Feb Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 12		Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow	mod. snow	light snow	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds
km/h	WSW	WSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	N	ESE	ENE	E	E	ESE	E	E	E
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cm	2	—	—	1	4	1	3	8	1	—	—	—	1	2	1	2	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	-1	0	0	-1	0	0	-1	1	0	-1
min °C	0	-1	0	0	-1	1	0	-2	0	-1	-1	0	0	-1	1	-1	-2
chill °C	-4	-5	-4	-4	-5	1	-2	-2	0	-4	-4	-4	-4	-5	-2	-4	-7

Freezing level m	5250	4950	5050	5150	4850	5100	5050	4800	4950	5000	4700	5000	4950	4800	5100	5000	4800
Cloud base (m)	4650	3700	3700	3750	3700	4150	3650	3650	3700	3700	3800	3700	3700	3650	4300		3750

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

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

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Tue 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	Light rain.	Calm (0 kph at 136).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 3 hours ago	11° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the S (15 kph at 190).	10.0 km Low: broken
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 320).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
lightning 13km SW of Quevedo 130 km SW 83m alt. 3 hours ago		Thunderstorm
lightning 37km WSW of San Miguel 172 km NE 567m alt. 2 hours ago		Thunderstorm
Ipiale / an Luis Airport 189 km NNE 2905m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km
Guayaqui / osé Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport 226 km SSW 211m alt. 2 hours ago	27° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 200 to 260 degs) (15 kph at 220).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Acuapasto wx 246 km NNE 2627m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	-	Calm (5 kph at 137).
lightning 14km SSW of Barbacoas 247 km N 152m alt. 59 minutes ago		Thunderstorm
Mant / loy Alfaro International Airport 250 km WSW 190m alt. 2 hours ago	26° C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the SSW (7 kph at 200).	10.0 km Low: overcast 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.