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Cotopaxi Weather Forecast

Ecuador Andes · Ecuador

Issued: 12 am Thu 15 Oct Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
		Thursday 15			Friday 16			Saturday 17			Sunday 18			Monday 19
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	mod. snow	some clouds
Cloud base (m)		5300	5300		4850	4500	5000	3700	3700	4950	4300		3700	3650	3750	4150
km/h	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SSW	SSW	SW	NW	SE	S	NNE
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cm	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	1	—	—	1	3	2	3	7	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-2	-2	-4	-3	-3	-4	-3	-3	-4	-3	-4	-5	-4	-4	-5
min °C	-5	-2	-4	-5	-3	-3	-5	-3	-4	-5	-4	-5	-6	-4	-5	-5
chill °C	-12	-8	-10	-11	-10	-9	-11	-8	-7	-10	-10	-5	-9	-4	-5	-8

Freezing level m	4850	5600	5550	4950	5400	5350	4950	5350	5350	5050	5350	5250	5000	5250	5200	4950

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun 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. 2 hours ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 223).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 59 minutes ago	5°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: broken
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	11°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 330).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
Shell Mera Airport 100 km SSE 2474m alt. 59 minutes ago	20°C	Dry and cloudy.	Wind obs. (11 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: overcast
Ipiale / an Luis Airport 189 km NNE 2905m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 200).	10.0 km
Guayaqui / osé Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport 226 km SSW 211m alt. 2 hours ago	27°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the W (6 kph at 270).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered High: broken
Acuapasto wx 246 km NNE 2627m alt. 51 minutes ago	13°C	-	Light winds from the SSE (13 kph at 166).
Cuenc / ariscal Airport 249 km S 2531m alt. 59 minutes ago	13°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 50).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered
Mant / loy Alfaro International Airport 250 km WSW 190m alt. 2 hours ago	27°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the S (15 kph at 190).	10.0 km Low: broken
Puerto Asis 252 km ENE 254m alt. 2 hours ago	24°C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.

* 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.