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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 6 am Sun 17 May Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Sun 17 May Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mild with light rain (total 3mm) on Sun afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 17			Monday 18			Tuesday 19			Wednesday 20			Thursday 21			Friday 22
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light snow	light snow	light snow	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
km/h	S	SSW	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	S	WSW	SSW	SE	SE	SE	E	ESE	E
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cm	—	—	4	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—
mm	1.3	1.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.2	0.3	—	0.2	0.4	—	—	—	—
max °C	2	2	0	1	1	0	2	1	-1	3	3	0	3	3	-1	2	0	-1
min °C	2	1	0	0	0	-1	1	0	-1	1	0	0	2	0	-1	1	-1	-1
chill °C	0	1	-3	-5	-3	-5	-3	-3	-4	0	-2	-3	-1	-4	-5	-4	-5	-6

Freezing level m	5250	5350	5050	5100	5150	4850	5150	5150	4800	5250	5400	5000	5250	5450	4850	5150	5100	4850
Cloud base (m)	5450	4950	3650	3700	3700	3650	3700	3750	3650	3850	5150	3700		5000	3650	3650	3850	3650

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: Mild with light rain (total 3mm) on Sun afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun morning, min -1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -1°C on Thu 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	9° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 142).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the S (19 kph at 180).	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: scattered
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered High: broken
Shell Mera Airport 100 km SSE 2474m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 280).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered High: broken
AEP Yuracrucito 118 km NNE 2952m alt. 55 minutes ago	18° C	-	Light winds from the WNW (6 kph at 283).
Gen Rivadeneira Airport 138 km SW 10m alt. 2 hours ago	26° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 150 to 250 degs) (6 kph at 210).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
Coc / rancisco Airport 164 km E 220m alt. 2 hours ago	25° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Maca / dmundo Carvajal Airportl 183 km S 1052m alt. 2 hours ago	19° C	Light rain .	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 350).	4.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken High: overcast
IpialesSanLuis 188 km NNE 2691m alt. 3 hours ago	10° C	Clouds developing.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	40 km Mid: mostly cloudy
Ipiale / an Luis Airport 189 km NNE 2905m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 100 to 160 degs) (11 kph at 130).	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.