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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 6 am Thu 12 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Thu 12 Feb 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 Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	snow shwrs
km/h	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	ENE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ENE	E	ESE	E	ESE	ESE
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cm	—	2	—	—	2	3	1	3	7	2	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	1	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	-1	-1	0	-1	1	0	-1	1	1	-1
min °C	1	0	-1	0	0	-1	1	-1	-2	-1	-1	-2	1	-1	-1	0	0	-2
chill °C	-3	-4	-5	-4	-5	-6	-1	-1	-4	-4	-4	-4	-2	-5	-5	-4	-4	-5

Freezing level m	5200	5250	5000	5000	5100	4850	5100	5000	4700	4850	4950	4750	5100	4950	4750	4950	5200	4750
Cloud base (m)	4350	4500	3700	3700	3750	3650	4000	3700	3650	3700	3650	3700	3700	3650	3650	3750	4200	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 Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Mon morning, min -2°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. 2 hours ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 113).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 170).	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: scattered
Ambato Aeropuerto 58 km S 2520m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SE (11 kph at 130).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
AmbatoAeropuerto 61 km S 2591m alt. 3 hours ago	16° C	-	Light winds from the E (13 kph at 100).	30 km Mid: mostly cloudy
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	19° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 1).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Shell Mera Airport 100 km SSE 2474m alt. 2 hours ago	20° C	Light rain .	Wind obs. (9 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.	1.0 km Low: overcast Mid: overcast High: overcast
Jumandy Airport 104 km ESE 376m alt. 2 hours ago	27° C	Dry and cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: overcast
Riobamb / himborazo Airport 107 km S 2796m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: broken
Gen Rivadeneira Airport 138 km SW 10m alt. 2 hours ago	28° C	-	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 190).	10.0 km Low: few
Coc / rancisco Airport 164 km E 220m alt. 2 hours ago	29° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: scattered 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.