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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. 39 minutes ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 121).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (13 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SSW (15 kph at 200).	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: broken
lightning 9km NNE of La Mana 84 km SW 1210m alt. 1 hour ago		Thunderstorm
Shell Mera Airport 100 km SSE 2474m alt. 2 hours ago	21° C	Dry and cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken High: overcast
Gen Rivadeneira Airport 138 km SW 10m alt. 3 hours ago	28° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the W (15 kph at 270).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Coc / rancisco Airport 164 km E 220m alt. 3 hours ago	26° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Maca / dmundo Carvajal Airportl 183 km S 1052m alt. 2 hours ago	22° C	Shower - in the vicinity.	Wind obs. (15 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.	8.0 km Low: broken Mid: overcast
Ipiale / an Luis Airport 189 km NNE 2905m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered
Lago Agrio Airport (Nueva Loja) 195 km ENE 293m alt. 3 hours ago	26° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 310).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken

* 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.