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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 6 pm Wed 18 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Wed 18 Mar Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 18		Thursday 19			Friday 20			Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

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

Freezing level m	5200	4750	5200	5250	4800	5300	5400	4700	5350	5350	4850	5350	5200	4900	5200	5200	4850
Cloud base (m)	5200		9400	5300	8500	9250			9500	5300			4650	3700	4450	4850	3700

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	6:24	—	—	6:23	—	—	6:23	—	—	6:23	—	—	6:22	—	—	6:22	—

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -1°C on Sat 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. 32 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 271).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the N (17 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (17 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
Shell Mera Airport 100 km SSE 2474m alt. 3 hours ago	22° C	Haze -.	Calm (4 kph at 250).	4.0 km Low: few Mid: broken High: overcast
Coc / rancisco Airport 164 km E 220m alt. 3 hours ago	30° 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. 3 hours ago		-	Light winds from the NNW (15 kph at 330).	10.0 km High: scattered
Ipiale / an Luis Airport 189 km NNE 2905m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 1).	0.0 km
Lago Agrio Airport (Nueva Loja) 195 km ENE 293m alt. 3 hours ago	28° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the E (7 kph at 80).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
Guayaqui / osé Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport 226 km SSW 211m alt. 2 hours ago	30° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the NNE (9 kph at 20).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
Acuapasto wx 246 km NNE 2627m alt. 45 minutes ago	13° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 262).

* 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.