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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 6 pm Fri 06 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Fri 06 Feb 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 Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat morning, min -2°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 6		Saturday 7			Sunday 8			Monday 9			Tuesday 10			Wednesday 11
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds
km/h	S	S	SSW	E	NNE	NE	NNE	N	NE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	E	NNE	N
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cm	1	—	1	1	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	2	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	0.4	—	—
max °C	0	0	1	1	-1	1	1	-1	1	2	0	2	1	-1	3	1	0
min °C	0	-1	0	0	-2	1	0	-2	1	0	-2	2	0	-2	1	0	-2
chill °C	-5	-5	-2	-2	-6	-4	-4	-6	-3	-4	-6	-1	-4	-6	-2	0	-2

Freezing level m	5050	4850	5100	5150	4800	5100	5150	4700	5100	5250	4750	5300	5200	4800	5200	5150	4800
Cloud base (m)		4150	3700	4200	4600	4800	4700		4850	4850	3650			3750			3750

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

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

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -2°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. 2 hours ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 279).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (2 kph at 200).	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: scattered
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
lightning 64km ESE of Cayambe 97 km ENE 2145m alt. 2 hours ago		Thunderstorm
Shell Mera Airport 100 km SSE 2474m alt. 4 hours ago	20° C	Thunderstorm light rain thunderstorm.	Light winds from the NNW (6 kph at 330).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered
lightning 60km NW of Boca Suno 103 km ENE 1915m alt. 1 hour ago		Thunderstorm
AEP Yuracrucito 118 km NNE 2952m alt. 3 hours ago	11° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 151).
lightning 21km NW of Cotacachi 123 km N 3233m alt. 1 hour ago		Thunderstorm
lightning 50km WNW of Puerto Francisco de Orellana 126 km ENE 719m alt. 32 minutes ago		Thunderstorm
lightning 23km WNW of Velasco Ibarra 158 km SW 67m alt. 2 hours ago		Thunderstorm

* 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.