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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 6 am Fri 27 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Fri 27 Mar Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri morning, strong winds from the NNW by Sun night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Tue night, moderate winds from the NNW by Wed night).
	Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 29			Monday 30			Tuesday 31			Wednesday 1
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	mod. snow	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	some clouds
km/h	N	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW
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cm	4	6	—	2	6	—	1	4	—	2	7	1	4	4	—	—	4	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-5	-5	-4	-5	-6	-4	-5	-6	-5	-6	-7	-5	-6	-7	-4	-6	-7
min °C	-5	-5	-6	-4	-6	-6	-5	-6	-6	-5	-6	-7	-6	-7	-8	-6	-7	-8
chill °C	-10	-12	-14	-11	-14	-14	-13	-15	-15	-13	-15	-16	-14	-16	-18	-15	-16	-17

Freezing level m	5100	5100	4950	5250	5200	4850	5250	5200	4850	5200	5050	4700	5050	5000	4700	5100	5050	4650
Cloud base (m)	5100		4300	4900	5050	4150	4450	5050		4600	5650	3650	5750		6400	7100	6350	6850

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri morning, strong winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Tue night, moderate winds from the NNW by Wed 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. 1 hour ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 292).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 230).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Fog patches -.	Calm (4 kph at 1).	8.0 km Low: broken Mid: broken
Shell Mera Airport 100 km SSE 2474m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (9 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.	6.0 km Low: broken Mid: broken
AEP Yuracrucito 118 km NNE 2952m alt. 3 hours ago	10° C	-	Light winds from the SE (11 kph at 143).
Ipiale / an Luis Airport 189 km NNE 2905m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 310).	9.0 km
Guayaqui / osé Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport 226 km SSW 211m alt. 2 hours ago	26° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SW (9 kph at 220).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Acuapasto wx 246 km NNE 2627m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	-	Light winds from the SSE (6 kph at 152).
Cuenc / ariscal Airport 249 km S 2531m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SE (7 kph at 140).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Mant / loy Alfaro International Airport 250 km WSW 190m alt. 2 hours ago	24° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SE (7 kph at 140).	10.0 km Low: 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.