Cotopaxi weather
– Lat/Long: 0.68° S 78.44° W

Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador

Issued: 12 pm Mon 12 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow on Fri afternoon. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat morning, min -1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
snow showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
risk tstorm
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
10
ESE
15
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
1
1
4
1
3
1
1
1
0.6
0.7
max °C
1
1
0
1
0
-1
2
1
-1
2
1
0
2
1
0
3
2
-1
min °C
1
0
-1
0
0
-1
1
0
-1
1
0
-1
1
0
-1
2
0
-1
-2
-4
-3
0
0
-1
-1
-3
-3
-2
-5
-6
-3
-5
-5
-1
-4
-5
5250
5200
4900
5100
5100
4850
5100
5200
4850
5200
5200
4750
5150
5200
4850
5300
5300
4800
Cloud base (m)
4750
3650
3700
3700
3750
4450
5050
4700
4500
4750
4700
5000
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-5-5-6-5-5-6-5-5-7-5-5-6-5-5-6-4-5-611-110-121-121-121-131-1875765875875976975141311131211141310151311161411161411
Sunrise
6:16
6:16
6:18
6:18
6:18
6:18
Sunset
6:25
6:27
6:27
6:27
6:28
6:28

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

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

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow on Fri afternoon. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sat morning, min -1°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 StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
26 km SW
3200m alt.
55 minutes ago
13° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 153).
0
33 km SSW
2768m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Quito New International Airport
63 km N
2400m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Shell Mera Airport
100 km SSE
2474m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Jumandy Airport
104 km ESE
376m alt.
3 hours ago
29° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
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. (9 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
AEP Yuracrucito
118 km NNE
2952m alt.
44 minutes ago
11° C
-
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 62).
15
138 km SW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the W
(15 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Coc / rancisco Airport
164 km E
220m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Maca / dmundo Carvajal Airportl
183 km S
1052m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken

* 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.

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