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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 6 pm Sat 06 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Sat 06 Dec Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 6		Sunday 7			Monday 8			Tuesday 9			Wednesday 10			Thursday 11
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	some clouds
km/h	NNW	NW	NNE	NE	ENE	N	N	SW	ESE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	ENE	NE	NNE
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cm	2	—	1	3	—	3	5	—	2	3	—	1	2	—	—	2	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max°C	-5	-7	-5	-5	-6	-5	-6	-7	-5	-5	-6	-3	-4	-5	-3	-4	-5
min°C	-6	-8	-5	-6	-7	-5	-6	-8	-5	-6	-7	-4	-4	-5	-4	-5	-6
chill°C	-12	-15	-12	-12	-13	-9	-10	-14	-8	-12	-14	-11	-10	-11	-8	-10	-11

Freezing level (m)	5150	4700	5100	5150	4700	5150	4950	4750	5150	5100	4700	5250	5300	4900	5350	5350	4800
Cloud base (m)	5400	6250	6550	5050	6200	6650		6500	6850	3650	6050	6000	4300		4750

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -7°C on Tue 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Latacunga 26 km SW 3200m alt. 21 minutes ago	3° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 273).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 3 hours ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 330).	0.0 km
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
AEP Yuracrucito 118 km NNE 2952m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 135).
lightning 42km NW of Puerto Francisco de Orellana 140 km ENE 419m alt. 1 hour ago		Thunderstorm
lightning 35km W of San Miguel 175 km NE 573m alt. 1 hour ago		Thunderstorm
Ipiale / an Luis Airport 189 km NNE 2905m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 1).	10.0 km
lightning 18km WSW of Orito 214 km NE 753m alt. 1 hour ago		Thunderstorm
Guayaqui / osé Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport 226 km SSW 211m alt. 2 hours ago	24° C	-	Moderate winds from the SW (26 kph at 220).	10.0 km Low: few
Cuenc / ariscal Airport 249 km S 2531m alt. 3 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.	0.0 km

* 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.