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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 12 pm Sun 29 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Sun 29 Mar Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NE by Fri night).
	Sunday 29			Monday 30			Tuesday 31			Wednesday 1			Thursday 2			Friday 3
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	light snow	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	some clouds
km/h	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NNE
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cm	—	3	—	1	4	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	1	3	—
mm	0.8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.7	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	3	2	0	1	0	-1	1	0	-1	3	1	-2	2	0	-1	2	1	-1
min °C	2	0	-1	1	-1	-2	0	-1	-2	1	-1	-2	1	-1	-2	1	0	-1
chill °C	-3	-6	-7	-3	-7	-9	-6	-7	-8	-4	-6	-8	-4	-7	-6	-3	-3	-5

Freezing level m	5300	5250	4900	5150	5050	4800	4950	5050	4700	5200	5200	4650	5150	5050	4800	5150	5200	4850
Cloud base (m)		5150	4400	4850		3700	6100	5400	6950		5250	7000			4700	4550	5100

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	—	6:21	—	—	6:21	—	—	6:20	—	—	6:20	—	—	6:20	—	—	6:19	—

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -2°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NE by Fri night).

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. 42 minutes ago	18° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 244).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (9 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	23° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
Shell Mera Airport 100 km SSE 2474m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 170).	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: broken High: overcast
AEP Yuracrucito 118 km NNE 2952m alt. 1 hour ago	22° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 172 degs) was rejected.
Gen Rivadeneira Airport 138 km SW 10m alt. 2 hours ago	27° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (13 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: broken
Coc / rancisco Airport 164 km E 220m alt. 2 hours ago	31° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered
Maca / dmundo Carvajal Airportl 183 km S 1052m alt. 2 hours ago	22° C	Fog - in the vicinity.	Light winds from the ENE (7 kph at 70).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered High: overcast
IpialesSanLuis 188 km NNE 2691m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	-	Light winds from the SE (11 kph at 140).	40 km Mid: scattered
Ipiale / an Luis Airport 189 km NNE 2905m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 050 to 140 degs) (13 kph at 100).	10.0 km Low: scattered

* 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.