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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 6 pm Thu 26 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Thu 26 Mar Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -8°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.
	Thu 26		Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 29			Monday 30			Tuesday 31
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds
km/h	NW	WNW	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW
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cm	5	3	3	6	—	1	4	1	1	5	—	2	5	—	2	3	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-4	-4	-6	-4	-5	-6	-5	-6	-6	-6	-6	-8
min °C	-5	-7	-5	-5	-6	-5	-6	-7	-5	-6	-7	-5	-7	-7	-6	-7	-8
chill °C	-11	-12	-11	-12	-14	-13	-14	-15	-13	-15	-17	-14	-17	-17	-13	-16	-18

Freezing level m	5200	4900	5100	5150	4900	5200	5250	4850	5200	5150	4850	5150	5050	4800	5050	5050	4600
Cloud base (m)	4700	3700	4850	4600	4550	4550	5050	4250	4400	5100	3750	4550	5350	3700	4800	4750	6650

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	6:22	—	—	6:22	—	—	6:21	—	—	6:21	—	—	6:21	—	—	6:20	—

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 -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -8°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

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	12° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 238).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (19 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: broken
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (13 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: broken
Shell Mera Airport 100 km SSE 2474m alt. 3 hours ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 90).	3.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken High: broken
AEP Yuracrucito 118 km NNE 2952m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Wind obs. (20 kph from 153 degs) was rejected.
Coc / rancisco Airport 164 km E 220m alt. 3 hours ago	28° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
Maca / dmundo Carvajal Airportl 183 km S 1052m alt. 3 hours ago	23° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 70).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Ipiale / an Luis Airport 189 km NNE 2905m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (2 kph at 1).	0.0 km
Lago Agrio Airport (Nueva Loja) 195 km ENE 293m alt. 3 hours ago	26° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (2 kph at 150).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
SHIP5153 226 km WNW 3m alt. 3 hours ago	30° C		Light winds from the WNW (18 kph at 290).	20.4 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.