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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 6 pm Fri 01 May Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Fri 01 May Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 1		Saturday 2			Sunday 3			Monday 4			Tuesday 5			Wednesday 6
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	snow shwrs
km/h	E	E	E	E	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	ENE	E	E	E	E
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cm	—	—	—	1	2	1	2	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
mm	—	—	0.2	0.3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	0.7	—
max °C	1	0	2	2	0	2	1	0	1	1	-1	3	2	-1	2	2	0
min °C	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	-1	0	0	-1	2	0	-1	1	0	0
chill °C	-5	-4	-4	-4	-6	-5	-5	-7	-5	-5	-5	-2	-6	-7	-4	-5	-5

Freezing level m	5200	4950	5450	5400	5000	5300	5100	4900	5000	5150	4800	5300	5400	4850	5250	5350	5000
Cloud base (m)	3900	3750	4400	4250	3650	3700	3650	3650	3700	3650	3650	5800	4800	3650	4400	5000	3700

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -1°C on Mon 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	9° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 160).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	-	Wind obs. (13 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: few
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (13 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered
Shell Mera Airport 100 km SSE 2474m alt. 3 hours ago	22° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 220).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered High: broken
AEP Yuracrucito 118 km NNE 2952m alt. 38 minutes ago	10° C	-	Light winds from the SSE (13 kph at 156).
Coc / rancisco Airport 164 km E 220m alt. 3 hours ago	27° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
Maca / dmundo Carvajal Airportl 183 km S 1052m alt. 3 hours ago	20° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (13 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
Ipiale / an Luis Airport 189 km NNE 2905m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km
Lago Agrio Airport (Nueva Loja) 195 km ENE 293m alt. 3 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.	0.0 km
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 SSW (17 kph at 210).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered

* 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.