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Cotopaxi Weather Forecast

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Issued: 6 am Thu 22 Oct Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Light rain (total 5mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min 0°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mild at first with light rain (total 4mm) on Sun morning followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min -1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 22			Friday 23			Saturday 24			Sunday 25			Monday 26			Tuesday 27
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	risk tstorm	risk tstorm	some clouds	rain shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	risk tstorm	light snow	some clouds	light rain	snow shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	light snow	light snow
Cloud base (m)	5600	5450	3650	4250	3700	3700	4700	3750	3700	4400		3650	4900		3900			3650
km/h	E	S	SSW	ENE	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	ENE	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	2	1	—	1	—	—	2	—	—	2	—	—	2	5
mm	1	1.4	—	0.8	—	—	1.4	—	—	1.8	—	—	1.5	—	—	1.2	—	—
max °C	3	2	1	3	2	1	3	1	1	3	2	0	2	2	0	3	1	1
min °C	3	1	0	3	1	0	2	1	0	2	1	-1	2	1	0	2	1	0
chill °C	1	-2	-2	3	-1	-3	-2	-3	-3	-2	-4	-5	-2	-2	-2	0	1	-2

Freezing level m	5400	5350	5050	5450	5250	5000	5450	5250	5000	5350	5300	4950	5350	5250	5000	5300	5250	5050

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: Light rain (total 5mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min 0°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild at first with light rain (total 4mm) on Sun morning followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. 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. 1 hour ago	11°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 100).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 2 hours ago	9°C	Dry and cloudy.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: overcast
Ambato Aeropuerto 58 km S 2520m alt. 1 hour ago	14°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 160).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	12°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: broken
Shell Mera Airport 100 km SSE 2474m alt. 2 hours ago	20°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (13 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered
Jumandy Airport 104 km ESE 376m alt. 1 hour ago	24°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
Riobamb / himborazo Airport 107 km S 2796m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 10).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
Gen Rivadeneira Airport 138 km SW 10m alt. 1 hour ago	25°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the S (13 kph at 180).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
Coc / rancisco Airport 164 km E 220m alt. 1 hour ago	24°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 250).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
Maca / dmundo Carvajal Airportl 183 km S 1052m alt. 1 hour ago	20°C	Fog patches -.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	8.0 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.