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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 12 pm Sat 25 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Sat 25 Apr Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue morning, min -2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 25			Sunday 26			Monday 27			Tuesday 28			Wednesday 29			Thursday 30
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds
km/h	NE	NNE	E	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ENE	NNW	W	NW	N	ENE	E	E
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cm	—	1	5	1	4	—	1	2	—	1	1	—	1	2	—	—	2	—
mm	0.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	2	1	-1	2	1	0	1	2	0	2	2	0	2	1	0	1	2	-1
min °C	2	0	-1	0	0	-1	1	0	-1	2	1	-1	2	0	-1	1	0	-2
chill °C	-1	-2	-4	-2	-2	-4	-3	-2	-4	0	-1	-1	2	0	-1	-2	-4	-6

Freezing level m	5300	5150	4800	4950	5150	4850	5200	5300	4950	5350	5250	4950	5250	5150	4950	5150	5250	4750
Cloud base (m)	6450		3750	3700	3750	4550	4200	3650	4700	4700		3650	4700		4400	4600	5200	3650

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue morning, min -2°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. 1 hour ago	13° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 173).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	Thunderstorm -.	Moderate winds from the N (20 kph at 10).	10.0 km Mid: scattered
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	20° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (24 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
Shell Mera Airport 100 km SSE 2474m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Light winds from the ESE (9 kph at 120).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered High: overcast
AEP Yuracrucito 118 km NNE 2952m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 11).
Gen Rivadeneira Airport 138 km SW 10m alt. 2 hours ago	30° C	-	Wind obs. (13 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: few
Coc / rancisco Airport 164 km E 220m alt. 2 hours ago	33° 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	25° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered
IpialesSanLuis 188 km NNE 2691m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Thunderstorm but no precipitation falling at station.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.	30 km Mid: overcast
Ipiale / an Luis Airport 189 km NNE 2905m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.	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.