Cotopaxi weather
– Lat/Long: 0.68° S 78.44° W

Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador

Issued: 12 pm Sun 23 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
mod snow
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
 km/h
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
5
E
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
5
SW
5
WSW
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
 cm 
2
7
2
6
2
1
2
1
2
3
1
 mm 
max°C
-3
-4
-5
-3
-4
-5
-3
-3
-5
-3
-3
-5
-4
-5
-6
-4
-4
-6
min°C
-4
-4
-5
-4
-5
-6
-4
-4
-5
-4
-5
-6
-4
-6
-7
-5
-5
-7
chill°C 
-10
-9
-11
-9
-9
-11
-9
-8
-5
-6
-11
-14
-12
-14
-16
-12
-12
-13
Freezing level (m
5300
5150
4950
5400
5100
4950
5200
5350
4950
5300
5350
4950
5250
5150
4850
5200
5200
4750
Cloud base (m)
4000
3650
4600
4850
3650
3650
4750
4850
3750
5500
3750
4650
4650
3700
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-4-4-5-4-5-6-4-4-5-4-4-6-4-6-7-5-5-721-120-122032-121-221-1875865975986875975151211141111151411151411141311161310
Sunrise
5:54
5:54
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
Sunset
6:04
6:05
6:05
6:05
6:06
6:06

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

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

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
26 km SW
3200m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 127).
0
33 km SSW
2768m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Quito New International Airport
63 km N
2400m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Shell Mera Airport
100 km SSE
2474m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
AEP Yuracrucito
118 km NNE
2952m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 281).
4
138 km SW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Coc / rancisco Airport
164 km E
220m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the SE
(17 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Maca / dmundo Carvajal Airportl
183 km S
1052m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Ipiale / an Luis Airport
189 km NNE
2905m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 060 to 120 degs)
(13 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Lago Agrio Airport (Nueva Loja)
195 km ENE
293m alt.
3 hours ago
26° C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken

* 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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