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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 6 am Thu 19 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Thu 19 Mar Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mild with light rain (total 2mm) on Tue morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 19			Friday 20			Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	clear	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	risk tstorm	snow shwrs	some clouds
km/h	W	W	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	2	—	—	3	—
mm	—	0.1	—	—	0.1	—	0.1	0.3	—	0.5	—	—	—	—	—	1.5	—	—
max °C	3	2	-1	4	3	-1	4	3	-1	3	1	0	1	2	0	2	1	0
min °C	2	-1	-2	2	0	-2	2	0	-1	2	0	-1	1	0	-1	2	0	-1
chill °C	-3	-7	-7	-3	-6	-7	-2	-4	-6	-2	-5	-6	-3	-4	-4	2	0	-4

Freezing level m	5250	5350	4750	5350	5400	4700	5350	5400	4850	5350	5200	4900	5200	5250	4900	5200	5150	4950
Cloud base (m)	8950		8850	9150		9100	9300	5350	9600		4450	3800	4650	4900	3750	4700		3700

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with light rain (total 2mm) on Tue morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -1°C on Sun 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. 53 minutes ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 92).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Light winds from the NNE (6 kph at 30).	0.0 km
Ambato Aeropuerto 58 km S 2520m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Light winds from the NNE (13 kph at 30).	0.0 km
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 0).	0.0 km
Shell Mera Airport 100 km SSE 2474m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 300).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
Riobamb / himborazo Airport 107 km S 2796m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.	0.0 km
AEP Yuracrucito 118 km NNE 2952m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 253).
Gen Rivadeneira Airport 138 km SW 10m alt. 1 hour ago	26° C	-	Wind obs. (9 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: few
Coc / rancisco Airport 164 km E 220m alt. 2 hours ago		Fog -.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	0.5 km
Maca / dmundo Carvajal Airportl 183 km S 1052m alt. 2 hours ago	20° C	Fog patches -.	Calm (4 kph at 310).	6.0 km Low: few 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.