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Cotopaxi Weather Forecast

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Issued: 12 am Thu 15 Oct Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu morning, min -1°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Becoming milder with light rain (total 4mm) on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min 0°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
		Thursday 15			Friday 16			Saturday 17			Sunday 18			Monday 19
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	light rain	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	some clouds
Cloud base (m)		5300	5300		4850	4500	5000	3700	3700	4950	4300		3700	3650	3750	4150
km/h	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	S	SSW	SW	NW	SE	SSW	NNE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	2	3	—
mm	—	0.4	0.4	—	1.6	—	—	0.7	—	—	1.5	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	4	4	1	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	0	2	1	0
min °C	-1	4	1	0	2	1	0	2	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0
chill °C	-6	0	-4	-4	-3	-2	-4	-1	0	-2	-1	0	0	1	0	-2

Freezing level m	4850	5600	5550	4950	5400	5350	4950	5350	5350	5050	5350	5250	5000	5250	5200	4950

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Thu morning, min -1°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Becoming milder with light rain (total 4mm) on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min 0°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. 1 hour ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 223).
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 3 hours ago	11°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 070 to 160 degs) (6 kph at 110).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
Ipiale / an Luis Airport 189 km NNE 2905m alt. 3 hours ago	10°C	-	Calm (4 kph at 1).	10.0 km
lightning 24km WNW of Valle del Guamuez 201 km NE 786m alt. 2 hours ago		Thunderstorm
Guayaqui / osé Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport 226 km SSW 211m alt. 3 hours ago	28°C	-	Light winds from the WNW (7 kph at 290).	10.0 km Low: few
Acuapasto wx 246 km NNE 2627m alt. 47 minutes ago	14°C	-	Light winds from the SSE (11 kph at 164).
Mant / loy Alfaro International Airport 250 km WSW 190m alt. 3 hours ago	27°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SSW (15 kph at 200).	10.0 km Low: broken
Puerto Asis 252 km ENE 254m alt. 3 hours ago	25°C	-	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 1).
Pasto-Antonio Nariño Airport 266 km NNE 1709m alt. 3 hours ago	19°C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km
Tumac / a Florid 278 km N 6m alt. 3 hours ago	28°C	-	Light winds from the WNW (7 kph at 290).

* 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.