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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 12 am Mon 12 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Mon 12 Jan Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of snow on Fri afternoon. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
		Monday 12			Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15			Friday 16			Saturday 17
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	some clouds
km/h	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	S	S	SW	W	WSW	W	W	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	SW	WSW	SW
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cm	—	1	2	3	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.5	—	—	0.3	0.9	—
max °C	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	2	2	-1	2	2	-1	3	3	0
min °C	-1	1	0	-1	0	0	-1	1	0	-1	0	0	-1	1	0	-1	1	1	-1
chill °C	-4	-3	-4	-5	-3	-2	-3	-2	-3	-4	-3	-5	-5	-3	-5	-6	-3	-4	-6

Freezing level m	4850	5250	5050	4800	4950	5050	4850	5150	5200	4850	5100	5250	4800	5100	5250	4750	5250	5400	4850
Cloud base (m)	3650	4800	3700	3650	3700	3650	3700	3750	4050		4450			4450		4800	4550	5150	4400

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow on Fri afternoon. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Wed 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
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the S (6 kph at 180).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	Fog -.	Calm (4 kph at 100).	1.0 km Low: overcast
Shell Mera Airport 100 km SSE 2474m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: broken
AEP Yuracrucito 118 km NNE 2952m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 122).
Ipiale / an Luis Airport 189 km NNE 2905m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 40).	10.0 km
lightning 34km ENE of Puerto Francisco de Orellana 197 km E 275m alt. 3 hours ago		Thunderstorm
Guayaqui / osé Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport 226 km SSW 211m alt. 2 hours ago	24° C	Light rain .	Light winds from the SW (15 kph at 230).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken High: overcast
Acuapasto wx 246 km NNE 2627m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 192).
Cuenc / ariscal Airport 249 km S 2531m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 10).	8.0 km Mid: scattered High: overcast
Mant / loy Alfaro International Airport 250 km WSW 190m alt. 1 hour ago	24° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SW (6 kph at 220).	10.0 km Low: 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.