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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 6 pm Sun 08 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Sun 08 Mar 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 afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Sun 8		Monday 9			Tuesday 10			Wednesday 11			Thursday 12			Friday 13
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear
km/h	W	SW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW
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cm	3	—	1	2	1	1	3	3	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.4	—	—	0.1	—	—
max °C	2	0	2	1	0	2	1	0	2	1	0	2	2	-1	3	2	-1
min °C	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	-1	1	0	-1	1	0	-2	1	0	-2
chill °C	-5	-5	-4	-4	-4	-1	-4	-6	-4	-5	-7	-5	-6	-9	-6	-7	-8

Freezing level m	5300	5000	5200	5200	4950	5300	5200	4950	5200	5200	4950	5150	5300	4700	5200	5250	4650
Cloud base (m)	4800	4050	4850	4700	3700	4400	3700	3650	4600	3750		3750	4650	4900		5150

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	6:27	—	—	6:27	—	—	6:27	—	—	6:27	—	—	6:25	—	—	6:25	—

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

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

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

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 98).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 3 hours ago	12° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (9 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: broken
lightning 21km W of Machachi 42 km W 2292m alt. 30 minutes ago		Thunderstorm
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Light rain .	Calm (2 kph at 1).	6.0 km Mid: scattered High: overcast
lightning 7km NNE of La Mana 86 km SW 1235m alt. 3 hours ago		Thunderstorm
lightning 11km NNE of Santo Domingo de los Colorados 90 km WNW 764m alt. 3 hours ago		Thunderstorm
AEP Yuracrucito 118 km NNE 2952m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	-	Wind obs. (17 kph from 2 degs) was rejected.
lightning 14km WSW of Palora 123 km SSE 1810m alt. 3 hours ago		Thunderstorm
lightning 8km SE of Catarama 156 km SSW 136m alt. 1 hour ago		Thunderstorm
Ipiale / an Luis Airport 189 km NNE 2905m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	Dry and cloudy.	Calm (2 kph at 1).	10.0 km Low: overcast

* 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.