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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 6 am Tue 16 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Tue 16 Dec 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 Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sun morning, min -1°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	clear
km/h	WSW	W	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	W	S	NW	NNW
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cm	—	2	—	—	1	—	—	1	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	0.7	—	—	0.4	—	—	0.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	0.5	—
max°C	3	1	0	3	1	0	2	0	-1	2	1	-1	2	1	-1	4	3	0
min°C	3	1	-1	3	1	-1	2	0	-1	1	-1	-1	2	0	-1	2	1	-1
chill°C	1	-2	-5	-1	-3	-5	-3	-5	-6	-4	-7	-7	-2	-5	-5	2	1	-1

Freezing level (m)	5450	5200	4850	5400	5250	4800	5350	5100	4750	5200	5150	4800	5250	5200	4900	5350	5400	4850
Cloud base (m)	4700	3650	4950		3650	5150		3650	3800	4500		3700	4700	4650	4600		5250

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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 Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, 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 4°C on Sun morning, min -1°C on Fri afternoon). 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Latacunga 26 km SW 3200m alt. 39 minutes ago	15° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 90).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered
Ambato Aeropuerto 58 km S 2520m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the S (9 kph at 170).	10.0 km Low: scattered
AmbatoAeropuerto 61 km S 2591m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	-	Light winds from the S (9 kph at 170).	30 km Mid: scattered
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	19° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: few
Shell Mera Airport 100 km SSE 2474m alt. 2 hours ago	24° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: broken
Jumandy Airport 104 km ESE 376m alt. 2 hours ago	31° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered
Riobamb / himborazo Airport 107 km S 2796m alt. 2 hours ago	19° C	-	Light winds from the ENE (7 kph at 60).	10.0 km Low: few
AEP Yuracrucito 118 km NNE 2952m alt. 1 hour ago	17° C	-	Wind obs. (11 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
Gen Rivadeneira Airport 138 km SW 10m alt. 2 hours ago	28° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered

* 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.