– Lat/Long: 0.68° S 78.44° W

Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 6 am Sun 01 Mar Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent

Issued: 6 am Sun 01 Mar Local Time

Updates in:

hr min s

Update imminent

4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 3mm) on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon morning, min -1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 2mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -1°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 1			Monday 2			Tuesday 3			Wednesday 4			Thursday 5			Friday 6
	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	risk tstorm	some clouds	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	clear	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds
km/h	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	E	NE	ENE	NE	NNW	NNW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	W	W
See all weather maps
cm	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	0.6	—	—	0.3	0.7	—	0.2	1.3	—	0.6	—	—	0.3	0.5	—	0.4	0.4	—
max °C	3	2	0	4	3	1	4	2	1	4	2	1	4	2	1	3	2	1
min °C	2	0	-1	2	1	-1	3	2	-1	3	1	-1	2	1	-1	2	2	0
chill °C	-2	-5	-7	-3	-4	-5	0	-1	-4	1	-2	-4	0	-4	-4	-1	-2	-3

Freezing level m	5250	5250	4950	5300	5350	4950	5400	5350	4950	5400	5300	4900	5300	5350	5050	5350	5400	5050
Cloud base (m)	5200	5000		5100	5150			5050	5050	4650		4350	6600		4900	5100	4800	5150

	6:22	—	—	6:22	—	—	6:20	—	—	6:20	—	—	6:20	—	—	6:20	—	—
	—	6:29	—	—	6:29	—	—	6:29	—	—	6:28	—	—	6:28	—	—	6:28	—

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 3mm) on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon morning, min -1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 2mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min -1°C on Wed 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	14° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 83).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the S (9 kph at 170).	10.0 km Low: scattered
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
Shell Mera Airport 100 km SSE 2474m alt. 2 hours ago	19° C	Thunderstorm light rain thunderstorm.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.	3.0 km Low: scattered Mid: few High: overcast
AEP Yuracrucito 118 km NNE 2952m alt. 1 hour ago	19° C	-	Wind obs. (11 kph from 349 degs) was rejected.
Gen Rivadeneira Airport 138 km SW 10m alt. 2 hours ago	27° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the S (9 kph at 180).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
Coc / rancisco Airport 164 km E 220m alt. 2 hours ago	28° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
Maca / dmundo Carvajal Airportl 183 km S 1052m alt. 2 hours ago	24° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 10).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
IpialesSanLuis 188 km NNE 2691m alt. 1 hour ago	15° C	-	Light winds from the E (18 kph at 80).	40 km Mid: scattered
Ipiale / an Luis Airport 189 km NNE 2905m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.	0.0 km

* 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.