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

Cotopaxi Weather Forecast

Ecuador Andes · Ecuador
Issued: 6 am Thu 01 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun morning, min -1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
clear
light rain
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
light rain
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
3700
3750
5300
4800
3700
3700
3700
4300
3850
4800
5150
5100
4750
km/h
10
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
10
E
0
ESE
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
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—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
0.5
—
—
—
—
—
0.5
1
—
0.3
1
—
0.1
1
—
max °C
1
1
0
3
1
0
1
2
0
4
3
0
4
3
1
4
3
1
min °C
1
0
-1
2
1
0
1
0
-1
3
1
-1
3
2
0
3
2
-1
 chill °C
-2
-2
-4
-1
-1
-2
-2
-3
-4
0
-2
-5
0
0
-3
0
2
-1
Freezing level m
5200
5200
4900
5450
5200
4950
5150
5250
4850
5500
5450
4900
5550
5450
4950
5500
5450
5000
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-4-5-5-3-4-5-4-5-6-3-4-6-2-3-5-3-3-511-131011-142-1431430765976775108511861185131211161311131310171411171411171411
Sunrise
5:58
—
—
5:58
—
—
5:58
—
—
5:58
—
—
5:58
—
—
5:58
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Sunset
—
6:06
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6:06
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—
6:06
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—
6:05
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6:05
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6:05
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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun 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 StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
33 km SSW
2768m alt.
3 hours ago
11°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
58 km S
2520m alt.
3 hours ago
14°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
Quito New International Airport
63 km N
2400m alt.
3 hours ago
17°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Shell Mera
100 km SSE
2474m alt.
3 hours ago
20°C
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm light rain thunderstorm.
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 310).
1.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Riobamb / himborazo Airport
107 km S
2796m alt.
2 hours ago
-
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
138 km SW
10m alt.
3 hours ago
28°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Coc / rancisco Airport
164 km E
220m alt.
3 hours ago
24°C
light rain
Light rain .
Wind obs. (7 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Maca / dmundo Carvajal Airportl
183 km S
1052m alt.
3 hours ago
19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Tulca / l Rosal Airport
184 km NNE
2940m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
light rain
Light rain .
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
5.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
IpialesSanLuis
188 km NNE
2691m alt.
3 hours ago
11°C
light rain
Intermittent light rain.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
28 km
Mid: 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.

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