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Cotopaxi Weather Forecast

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Issued: 12 pm Fri 30 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 12 pm Fri 30 Oct 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 -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 Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 30			Saturday 31			Sunday 1			Monday 2			Tuesday 3			Wednesday 4
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	heavy snow	mod. snow	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	4950	3650	3650	3700	3900		4750	3850	4100	4650	5000	5350	4950	4900	3750		3750	5300
km/h	N	N	NW	NW	WSW	WSW	SE	E	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE
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cm	1	16	10	3	2	—	2	3	1	1	1	—	1	3	1	1	3	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-5	-4	-4	-5	-3	-4	-5	-4	-5	-5
min °C	-3	-5	-5	-5	-4	-6	-4	-5	-6	-4	-4	-6	-3	-5	-6	-4	-5	-6
chill °C	-6	-9	-12	-9	-9	-6	-4	-8	-10	-10	-10	-12	-9	-11	-13	-11	-12	-13

Freezing level m	5500	5200	4950	5000	5300	4950	5350	5250	5050	5200	5250	4950	5400	5300	4900	5200	5050	4850

	5:52	—	—	5:52	—	—	5:52	—	—	5:52	—	—	5:52	—	—	5:52	—	—
	—	6:00	—	—	6:00	—	—	6:00	—	—	6:00	—	—	6:00	—	—	6:00	—

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 -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 Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -6°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 Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Latacunga 26 km SW 3200m alt. 1 hour ago	13°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 268).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 2 hours ago	19°C	Shower - in the vicinity.	Wind obs. (11 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	20°C	Shower - in the vicinity.	Moderate winds from the N (26 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken High: broken
Shell Mera Airport 100 km SSE 2474m alt. 2 hours ago	25°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 240).	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: broken
Jumandy Airport 104 km ESE 376m alt. 2 hours ago	30°C	Shower - in the vicinity.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Riobamb / himborazo Airport 107 km S 2796m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (19 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: broken
lightning 19km ENE of Guaranda 113 km S 3716m alt. 3 hours ago		Thunderstorm
lightning 58km ENE of Rosa Zarate 129 km NW 686m alt. 3 hours ago		Thunderstorm
Gen Rivadeneira Airport 138 km SW 10m alt. 2 hours ago	30°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 300).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered High: broken
lightning 33km SW of Riobamba 141 km S 3662m alt. 3 hours ago		Thunderstorm

* 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.