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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 6 pm Wed 22 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Wed 22 Apr Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 22		Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25			Sunday 26			Monday 27
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	cloudy	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
km/h	ENE	E	SE	ESE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ESE	ENE	E	ESE	E	E	E	E	E
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cm	2	—	1	3	2	—	1	—	—	2	—	1	2	3	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	1	-1	1	0	-1	2	1	-1	2	1	-1	1	1	0	1	2	0
min °C	-1	-2	1	-1	-2	1	0	-2	1	0	-1	1	0	-1	0	1	0
chill °C	-3	-7	-3	-4	-5	-2	-4	-4	1	-2	-1	-2	-3	-4	-4	-2	-4

Freezing level m	5150	4800	5100	5000	4700	5150	5100	4800	5150	5150	4850	5100	5100	4900	5050	5300	4950
Cloud base (m)	4750	3650	3950	3800	3650	5200	4800	5500	5800	4800	3700	4750		3700	3800	4800	3700

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon afternoon, min -1°C on Sat 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. 59 minutes ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 215).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the NNW (13 kph at 340).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	Shower - in the vicinity.	Wind obs. (19 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: broken
Shell Mera Airport 100 km SSE 2474m alt. 2 hours ago	20° C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the NNW (7 kph at 340).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken High: overcast
AEP Yuracrucito 118 km NNE 2952m alt. 39 minutes ago	11° C	-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 172 degs) was rejected.
Gen Rivadeneira Airport 138 km SW 10m alt. 3 hours ago	28° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SSW (7 kph at 210).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
Coc / rancisco Airport 164 km E 220m alt. 2 hours ago	29° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered
lightning 62km E of Palora 172 km SE 363m alt. 22 minutes ago		Thunderstorm
Maca / dmundo Carvajal Airportl 183 km S 1052m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	Thunderstorm moderate rain thunderstorm.	Wind obs. (11 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.	1.5 km Low: scattered Mid: broken High: overcast
Ipiale / an Luis Airport 189 km NNE 2905m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 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.