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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 6 pm Tue 03 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Tue 03 Mar Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue afternoon, 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 -3°C on Sat morning, min -5°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night).
	Tue 3		Wednesday 4			Thursday 5			Friday 6			Saturday 7			Sunday 8
	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	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear
km/h	N	N	ENE	NW	N	NNW	NW	NW	SSW	W	NW	W	W	W	W	W	WSW
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cm	2	—	2	3	—	1	2	—	1	2	—	1	1	—	1	3	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-4	-4	-4	-5	-3	-3	-5	-4	-4	-4	-3	-4	-5	-3	-4	-5
min °C	-4	-5	-4	-4	-5	-3	-4	-6	-4	-5	-5	-3	-4	-5	-4	-5	-5
chill °C	-7	-8	-7	-9	-10	-10	-11	-9	-4	-10	-10	-8	-11	-12	-11	-14	-14

Freezing level m	5450	5000	5200	5250	4950	5350	5400	4950	5200	5300	5050	5350	5250	5000	5200	5200	5050
Cloud base (m)			3750		3650	4350		5050	3700			5000		3700	4450		3700

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue afternoon, 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 -3°C on Sat morning, min -5°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night).

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. 37 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 180).
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	Dry and cloudy.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken High: overcast
AEP Yuracrucito 118 km NNE 2952m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	-	Light winds from the SE (7 kph at 138).
Ipiale / an Luis Airport 189 km NNE 2905m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.	0.0 km
Guayaqui / osé Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport 226 km SSW 211m alt. 2 hours ago	25° C	Light rain .	Calm (4 kph at 30).	6.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Acuapasto wx 246 km NNE 2627m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	-	Light winds from the SSE (6 kph at 150).
Mant / loy Alfaro International Airport 250 km WSW 190m alt. 2 hours ago	26° C	Light rain .	Light winds from the WNW (7 kph at 300).	10.0 km Low: overcast Mid: broken
Puerto Asis 252 km ENE 254m alt. 2 hours ago	26° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 320).
Pasto-Antonio Nariño Airport 266 km NNE 1709m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Light winds from the SSE (6 kph at 160).	0.0 km
Tumac / a Florid 278 km N 6m alt. 2 hours ago	27° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 1).

* 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.