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Cotopaxi Weather Forecast

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Issued: 6 pm Thu 08 Oct Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 8		Friday 9			Saturday 10			Sunday 11			Monday 12			Tuesday 13
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	4300	6200	5100		5100		3650	4300	4550		5300	4900				5300	4500
km/h	SSW	WSW	SSE	NW	W	NE	ENE	ESE	E	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SE
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cm	1	—	1	2	1	5	3	—	1	2	—	—	2	—	—	2	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-5	-3	-4	-4	-4	-4	-5	-3	-3	-4	-3	-3	-5	-2	-3	-4
min °C	-5	-6	-4	-4	-5	-4	-5	-6	-3	-4	-6	-4	-4	-5	-2	-4	-5
chill °C	-7	-6	-4	-4	-5	-7	-8	-8	-6	-7	-14	-11	-11	-12	-7	-8	-11

Freezing level m	5250	4900	5400	5300	4950	5300	5100	4900	5350	5350	4900	5300	5400	4900	5550	5400	5050

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Sun 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. 1 hour ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 236).
LatacungaAeropuerto 32 km SSW 2805m alt. 4 hours ago	14°C	Distant precipitation but not falling at station.	Wind obs. (11 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.	40 km Mid: overcast
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 3 hours ago	15°C	Shower - in the vicinity.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: broken
Ambato Aeropuerto 58 km S 2520m alt. 4 hours ago	21°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (11 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 3 hours ago	17°C	Shower - in the vicinity.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken High: broken
Shell Mera Airport 100 km SSE 2474m alt. 3 hours ago	23°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (9 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken High: broken
Jumandy Airport 104 km ESE 376m alt. 4 hours ago	28°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Riobamb / himborazo Airport 107 km S 2796m alt. 4 hours ago		-	Fresh winds from the E (30 kph at 90).	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: broken
Gen Rivadeneira Airport 138 km SW 10m alt. 4 hours ago	29°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (9 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken High: broken
Coc / rancisco Airport 164 km E 220m alt. 3 hours ago	26°C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the NNW (9 kph at 340).	10.0 km Low: scattered 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.