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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 6 am Sat 14 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Sat 14 Mar Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A dusting of snow on Sat afternoon. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun morning, min -1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue morning, min -2°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18			Thursday 19
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear
km/h	WSW	W	NE	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW
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cm	1	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	0.3	—	—	0.1	0.3	—	0.1	0.4	—	0.1	0.4	—	0.1	0.3	—	0.1	0.2	—
max °C	2	1	0	4	2	0	3	2	-1	4	2	-1	3	2	-2	3	2	-1
min °C	2	0	-1	2	0	-1	2	0	-1	2	0	-1	2	-1	-2	1	0	-2
chill °C	2	0	-1	0	-4	-6	-3	-5	-6	-3	-6	-7	-3	-8	-8	-4	-6	-8

Freezing level m	5300	5200	4900	5350	5350	4950	5300	5350	4750	5350	5350	4850	5300	5300	4700	5200	5300	4700
Cloud base (m)	4950	3700	5050	7150	5350	8100		5500	9650			9100		5250	9450	9150	5250	8950

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A dusting of snow on Sat afternoon. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun morning, min -1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue morning, min -2°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

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	15° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 101).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 80).	10.0 km Low: broken
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
Shell Mera Airport 100 km SSE 2474m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Light winds from the ESE (6 kph at 120).	5.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Gen Rivadeneira Airport 138 km SW 10m alt. 2 hours ago	28° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered
lightning 31km SE of Boca Suno 157 km ESE 305m alt. 1 hour ago		Thunderstorm
Coc / rancisco Airport 164 km E 220m alt. 2 hours ago	24° C	Dry and cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered High: overcast
Maca / dmundo Carvajal Airportl 183 km S 1052m alt. 2 hours ago	20° C	Fog - in the vicinity.	Wind obs. (11 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken High: overcast
Ipiale / an Luis Airport 189 km NNE 2905m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 1).	0.0 km
Lago Agrio Airport (Nueva Loja) 195 km ENE 293m alt. 2 hours ago	23° C	Light rain .	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: scattered 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.