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

Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador

Issued: 12 pm Tue 23 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue night, fresh winds from the ESE by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Fri morning, calm by Sun night).

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
km/h
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSE
20
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
E
30
E
25
E
10
E
5
NNE
10
E
5
NE
5
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
1
4
1
1
2
3
3
1
 mm
max °C
-4
-4
-5
-4
-4
-5
-4
-3
-5
-5
-5
-5
-4
-4
-5
-4
-4
-5
min °C
-4
-5
-7
-4
-5
-6
-4
-4
-6
-5
-6
-6
-5
-4
-6
-5
-5
-6
 chill °C
-8
-9
-12
-8
-9
-11
-10
-11
-14
-14
-15
-14
-12
-9
-10
-8
-9
-10
Freezing level m
5250
5250
4850
5250
5250
4850
5300
5350
4850
5000
4950
4850
5000
5200
4950
5150
5150
4850
Cloud base (m)
4600
5250
4750
4400
4600
4500
3700
3700
3650
3700
3700
3650
3650
3700
3650
3700
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-4-5-6-4-5-6-4-4-6-5-6-6-5-4-6-5-5-621-121-121-10-1-111-111-1875975875655665665151311161311141310111110111110121210
Sunrise
6:13
6:13
6:13
6:13
6:13
6:13
Sunset
6:17
6:17
6:17
6:19
6:19
6:19

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue night, fresh winds from the ESE by Thu night).

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Fri morning, calm 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 StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
26 km SW
3200m alt.
32 minutes ago
14° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 133).
11
33 km SSW
2768m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the SSE
(19 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: scattered
58 km S
2520m alt.
2 hours ago
21° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
Quito New International Airport
63 km N
2400m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Shell Mera Airport
100 km SSE
2474m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: scattered
Jumandy Airport
104 km ESE
376m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Riobamb / himborazo Airport
107 km S
2796m alt.
47 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (19 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: scattered
AEP Yuracrucito
118 km NNE
2952m alt.
47 minutes ago
19° C
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 335 degs) was rejected.
138 km SW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Coc / rancisco Airport
164 km E
220m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
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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