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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 12 pm Tue 14 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Tue 14 Apr Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear
km/h	E	ESE	ESE	E	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW
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cm	2	5	—	2	9	3	1	3	—	2	2	—	—	1	—	1	1	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-3	-4	-3	-4	-5	-3	-4	-5	-4	-4	-6	-3	-4	-6	-4	-4	-6
min °C	-4	-4	-5	-4	-4	-6	-3	-4	-6	-4	-5	-7	-4	-5	-7	-5	-6	-7
chill °C	-8	-7	-9	-4	-7	-6	-6	-9	-11	-8	-11	-12	-10	-10	-13	-11	-12	-13

Freezing level m	5250	5350	5000	5400	5250	4950	5350	5300	4800	5200	5200	4750	5250	5250	4700	5150	5250	4700
Cloud base (m)	3950		3700	4850		4100	5550	3950		3950	4650	5400	9800	5150	4800	4350	5400	5350

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Cotopaxi at the specific elevation of 5897 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. 57 minutes ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 222).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 3 hours ago	14° C	Shower - in the vicinity.	Wind obs. (28 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: broken
Ambato Aeropuerto 58 km S 2520m alt. 3 hours ago	25° C	-	Wind obs. (20 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: few
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	Thunderstorm light rain thunderstorm.	Wind obs. (9 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
lightning 29km SW of Tena 72 km SE 1021m alt. 3 hours ago		Thunderstorm
Shell Mera Airport 100 km SSE 2474m alt. 3 hours ago	26° C	Thunderstorm -.	Light winds from the NE (7 kph at 50).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Jumandy Airport 104 km ESE 376m alt. 3 hours ago	31° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: scattered
Riobamb / himborazo Airport 107 km S 2796m alt. 3 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (15 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: broken
lightning 40km ENE of Cayambe 107 km NE 1892m alt. 3 hours ago		Thunderstorm
AEP Yuracrucito 118 km NNE 2952m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 308).

* 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.