Cotopaxi weather
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Cotopaxi Weather Forecast

Ecuador Andes · Ecuador
Issued: 6 pm Wed 11 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°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 Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
4850
4850
3650
3700
5100
3750
4650
5150
5350
3700
4950
3750
km/h
5
WSW
10
NW
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
E
15
NE
15
E
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
SE
5
ESE
0
NNW
5
WSW
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
5
1
1
—
1
1
—
1
2
—
4
11
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-5
-3
-3
-5
-3
-4
-4
-3
-3
-5
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
min °C
-4
-6
-4
-5
-6
-4
-4
-5
-3
-4
-5
-4
-4
-5
-4
-4
-5
 chill °C
-4
-10
-4
-7
-11
-9
-9
-10
-7
-8
-9
-7
-8
-7
-4
-4
-5
Freezing level m
5400
4750
5300
5350
5000
5250
5300
5000
5400
5350
4900
5450
5250
5000
5350
5250
5050
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-4-6-4-4-6-4-4-5-3-4-5-4-4-5-4-4-51-131-1220310320220749758769769869761210161311151311161311161412161311
Sunrise
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:54
—
—
Sunset
6:01
—
—
6:01
—
—
6:01
—
—
6:01
—
—
6:01
—
—
6:02
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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 night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°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 Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Sat 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 StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
26 km SW
3200m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 210).
0
33 km SSW
2768m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Quito New International Airport
63 km N
2400m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
lightning 53km ENE of Rosa Zarate
124 km NW
434m alt.
42 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 30km SE of San Gabriel
143 km NE
2496m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Ipiale / an Luis Airport
189 km NNE
2905m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
226 km SSW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
light rain
Drizzle
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Cuenc / ariscal Airport
249 km S
2531m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Mant / loy Alfaro International Airport
250 km WSW
190m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Puerto Asis
252 km ENE
254m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).

* 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.

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