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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 6 am Fri 27 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Fri 27 Feb Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 4mm) on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue morning, min -1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 1			Monday 2			Tuesday 3			Wednesday 4
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	cloudy	some clouds
km/h	SSE	SE	ESE	E	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	E	NNE	N	NE	NNW	NW
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cm	—	2	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	—	—	—	—
mm	0.6	—	—	0.5	—	—	—	—	—	0.9	—	—	0.2	2	—	0.7	—	—
max °C	3	2	0	2	2	0	2	2	0	3	2	0	4	2	1	2	1	1
min °C	1	1	-2	1	1	-1	1	0	-1	2	0	-1	2	1	0	2	1	-1
chill °C	-2	-2	-6	-3	-3	-5	-4	-5	-6	-2	-4	-5	-1	-1	0	2	-2	-4

Freezing level m	5200	5300	4850	5200	5300	4950	5200	5250	4950	5250	5300	4950	5300	5400	5100	5300	5200	5050
Cloud base (m)	6000	5350		6300	5000	3750	4850	4850	3700		5100			5150	3700	4700		3700

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 4mm) on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue morning, min -1°C on Mon 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	11° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 126).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 2 hours ago	7° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 330).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
Ambato Aeropuerto 58 km S 2520m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: few
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
Shell Mera Airport 100 km SSE 2474m alt. 2 hours ago	19° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (13 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken High: broken
Jumandy Airport 104 km ESE 376m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 0).	0.0 km
Riobamb / himborazo Airport 107 km S 2796m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered
AEP Yuracrucito 118 km NNE 2952m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	-	Light winds from the S (6 kph at 173).
lightning 48km SE of Pedernales 161 km W 303m alt. 1 hour ago		Thunderstorm
Coc / rancisco Airport 164 km E 220m alt. 2 hours ago	23° C	Fog patches -.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	6.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered High: 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.