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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 6 am Mon 16 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Mon 16 Mar Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 16			Tuesday 17			Wednesday 18			Thursday 19			Friday 20			Saturday 21
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	clear
km/h	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNE
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mm	0.2	0.5	—	0.1	—	—	0.3	—	—	—	0.1	—	—	0.1	—	0.1	0.4	—
max °C	4	3	0	3	2	-1	2	2	-1	3	2	-2	3	2	-2	3	2	-1
min °C	2	0	-2	2	0	-2	1	-1	-2	2	0	-2	1	-1	-2	2	-1	-2
chill °C	-1	-5	-7	-2	-4	-6	-4	-7	-8	-2	-5	-8	-4	-7	-8	-2	-7	-6

Freezing level m	5350	5400	4800	5300	5250	4750	5200	5200	4700	5300	5350	4650	5200	5300	4650	5250	5300	4750
Cloud base (m)		5450	4300		5450	5900		5300		9350	5650	9650	8900	5350			5300

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu 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. 54 minutes ago	15° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 133).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 3 hours ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 20).	0.0 km
Ambato Aeropuerto 58 km S 2520m alt. 3 hours ago	13° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered High: scattered
AmbatoAeropuerto 61 km S 2591m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).	30 km Mid: scattered
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 3 hours ago	16° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 250).	10.0 km Low: few
Shell Mera Airport 100 km SSE 2474m alt. 3 hours ago	23° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Jumandy Airport 104 km ESE 376m alt. 3 hours ago	25° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Riobamb / himborazo Airport 107 km S 2796m alt. 3 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered
AEP Yuracrucito 118 km NNE 2952m alt. 2 hours ago	19° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 301 degs) was rejected.
Gen Rivadeneira Airport 138 km SW 10m alt. 3 hours ago	28° C	-	Light winds from the SW.(Wind varies from 160 to 270 degs) (6 kph at 230).	10.0 km Low: few

* 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.