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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 6 pm Thu 26 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Thu 26 Feb Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 3mm) on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Light rain (total 4mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue morning, min -1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 26		Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 1			Monday 2			Tuesday 3
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	clear	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds
km/h	E	SE	ESE	SE	ESE	E	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	NE	E
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cm	2	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—
mm	—	—	0.2	1.3	—	0.6	0.9	—	—	—	—	0.5	1.9	—	0.1	1.6	—
max °C	2	0	2	2	0	2	2	0	2	2	0	3	2	0	4	2	1
min °C	0	-2	1	0	-2	2	0	-1	1	0	-1	2	1	-1	2	1	-1
chill °C	-4	-6	-2	-3	-6	-1	-4	-6	-4	-5	-6	-3	-3	-5	1	1	-4

Freezing level m	5250	4750	5150	5300	4850	5250	5350	4900	5200	5250	4900	5250	5300	4900	5350	5350	5150
Cloud base (m)	5100		5700	5400			5200		4750	4950	3700	4850	5050	3700	4350	5000

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 3mm) on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu afternoon, min -2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 4mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue morning, min -1°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. 1 hour ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 146).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: broken
thunderstorm affecting Babahoyo 174 km SSW 49m alt. 1 hour ago		Thunderstorm
lightning 16km NNE of Coronel Marcelino Mariduena 185 km S 332m alt. 3 hours ago		Thunderstorm
Ipiale / an Luis Airport 189 km NNE 2905m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km
lightning 12km SE of Yaguachi 215 km SSW 117m alt. 59 minutes ago		Thunderstorm
lightning 13km SW of Naranjito 219 km SSW 215m alt. 56 minutes ago		Thunderstorm
Guayaqui / osé Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport 226 km SSW 211m alt. 2 hours ago	28° C	Thunderstorm - in the vicinity.	Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 220 to 290 degs) (9 kph at 250).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken High: broken
lightning 32km SSW of San Jose 235 km N 112m alt. 3 hours ago		Thunderstorm

* 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.