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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 6 am Tue 21 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Tue 21 Jul Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sat morning, light winds from the ENE by Sun night).
	Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25			Sunday 26
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	light snow	light snow	light snow	light snow	clear	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	5050	4250		4300	4900	3650	3700	3650	3650	3700	4000	3650	3700	3650	3700	4550	4650	3650
km/h	SSE	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ENE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	1	—	3	1	3	—	—	—	3
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-4	-5	-3	-3	-5	-4	-4	-4	-3	-3	-4	-4	-4	-5	-4	-4	-6
min °C	-3	-5	-6	-5	-5	-6	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-5	-4	-5	-6	-4	-5	-6
chill °C	-6	-9	-11	-11	-12	-13	-11	-11	-11	-11	-13	-14	-13	-14	-16	-12	-13	-14

Freezing level m	5350	5250	4850	5200	5350	4850	5200	5100	5050	5150	5250	4900	5150	4950	4650	5250	5300	4800

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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 morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sat morning, light winds from the ENE 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. 2 hours ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 128).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SSE (7 kph at 160).	10.0 km Low: broken
Ambato Aeropuerto 58 km S 2520m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SSE (7 kph at 160).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 1).	0.0 km
Shell Mera Airport 100 km SSE 2474m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.	4.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken High: overcast
Riobamb / himborazo Airport 107 km S 2796m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered
AEP Yuracrucito 118 km NNE 2952m alt. 58 minutes ago	20° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 288 degs) was rejected.
Gen Rivadeneira Airport 138 km SW 10m alt. 2 hours ago	27° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SSW (11 kph at 200).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
Coc / rancisco Airport 164 km E 220m alt. 2 hours ago	26° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the ENE (7 kph at 70).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
Maca / dmundo Carvajal Airportl 183 km S 1052m alt. 2 hours ago	22° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered

* 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.