Cotopaxi weather
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Cotopaxi Weather Forecast

Ecuador Andes · Ecuador
Issued: 6 am Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
4900
5000
3700
3650
3850
5000
5250
4850
3750
4800
4800
3700
km/h
5
ESE
5
NNE
0
SW
5
ENE
0
NW
5
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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1
—
4
1
—
1
2
—
1
1
—
1
2
—
2
3
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-5
-3
-3
-4
-3
-3
-4
-3
-3
-4
-3
-4
-5
min °C
-3
-4
-5
-5
-4
-6
-3
-4
-5
-3
-4
-5
-3
-4
-5
-4
-4
-5
 chill °C
-5
-4
-5
-5
-4
-6
-7
-8
-10
-10
-10
-12
-8
-8
-11
-11
-10
-12
Freezing level m
5450
5400
5050
5150
5150
4950
5450
5400
5000
5400
5350
5000
5500
5400
4950
5350
5250
4950
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-3-4-5-5-4-6-3-4-5-3-4-5-3-4-5-4-4-532111-13213214212201086775108610861086986161412121211161412171412171412151411
Sunrise
5:56
—
—
5:56
—
—
5:56
—
—
5:56
—
—
5:56
—
—
5:56
—
—
Sunset
—
6:04
—
—
6:04
—
—
6:04
—
—
6:02
—
—
6:02
—
—
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 Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -5°C on Mon 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
12°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 208).
0
33 km SSW
2768m alt.
3 hours ago
4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Quito New International Airport
63 km N
2400m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Shell Mera Airport
100 km SSE
2474m alt.
3 hours ago
19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Ipiale / an Luis Airport
189 km NNE
2905m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
226 km SSW
211m alt.
3 hours ago
27°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
246 km NNE
2627m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
-
8
Light winds from the SSE
(8 kph at 167).
11
Cuenc / ariscal Airport
249 km S
2531m alt.
3 hours ago
9°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Mant / loy Alfaro International Airport
250 km WSW
190m alt.
3 hours ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: scattered
Puerto Asis
252 km ENE
254m alt.
3 hours ago
22°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).

* 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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