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Cotopaxi Weather Forecast

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Issued: 12 pm Fri 30 Oct Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A light fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Turning milder with light rain (total 4mm) on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of snow on Mon morning. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 30			Saturday 31			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	mod. snow	mod. snow	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	snow shwrs	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	4950	3650	3650	3700	3900		4750	3850	4100	4650	5000	5350	4950	4900	3750		3750	5300
km/h	NNE	NNE	NW	NW	SW	SW	SE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE
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cm	—	8	6	1	1	—	—	1	—	1	—	—	—	2	—	—	1	—
mm	1.7	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	1.3	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	3	1	1	1	2	0	2	1	0	2	2	0	3	2	0	1	0	0
min °C	2	0	0	0	1	-1	2	0	-1	1	1	-1	2	0	-1	1	0	-1
chill °C	0	-2	-4	-2	1	-1	2	-2	-4	-3	-3	-5	-2	-4	-6	-4	-4	-5

Freezing level m	5500	5200	4950	5000	5300	4950	5350	5250	5050	5200	5250	4950	5400	5300	4900	5200	5050	4850

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A light fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Turning milder with light rain (total 4mm) on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow on Mon morning. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°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. 44 minutes ago	14°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 279).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 2 hours ago	18°C	Shower - in the vicinity.	Light winds from the SSE (15 kph at 150).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	24°C	Shower - in the vicinity.	Wind obs. (19 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Shell Mera Airport 100 km SSE 2474m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.	8.0 km Low: broken Mid: broken
Jumandy Airport 104 km ESE 376m alt. 2 hours ago	30°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Riobamb / himborazo Airport 107 km S 2796m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Light winds from the NNE (17 kph at 30).	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: broken
lightning 19km ENE of Guaranda 113 km S 3716m alt. 53 minutes ago		Thunderstorm
lightning 58km ENE of Rosa Zarate 129 km NW 686m alt. 1 hour ago		Thunderstorm
Gen Rivadeneira Airport 138 km SW 10m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Light winds from the NNW (9 kph at 330).	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: overcast
lightning 33km SW of Riobamba 141 km S 3662m alt. 53 minutes 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.