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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 6 pm Thu 15 Jan Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Thu 15 Jan Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 15		Friday 16			Saturday 17			Sunday 18			Monday 19			Tuesday 20
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds
km/h	W	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSE	S	S
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cm	1	—	1	2	—	—	1	—	—	2	—	—	2	—	—	2	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-5	-3	-4	-5	-3	-4	-6	-4	-4	-5	-3	-4	-5	-3	-4	-5
min °C	-5	-6	-4	-5	-5	-5	-5	-6	-4	-4	-6	-4	-5	-7	-4	-5	-6
chill °C	-13	-14	-11	-13	-13	-13	-11	-13	-10	-10	-12	-10	-10	-14	-10	-9	-11

Freezing level m	5200	4800	5250	5200	4900	5100	5350	4800	5300	5350	4800	5250	5300	4900	5200	5350	4850
Cloud base (m)		3750	4500		4500	3700	5000	4050	4750		3700		5100		6700	5050	3650

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	6:27	—	—	6:28	—	—	6:28	—	—	6:28	—	—	6:29	—	—	6:29	—

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -7°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. 26 minutes ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 236).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (24 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: broken
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (15 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
Shell Mera Airport 100 km SSE 2474m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 310).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered High: overcast
AEP Yuracrucito 118 km NNE 2952m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	-	Light winds from the SSE (11 kph at 158).
Gen Rivadeneira Airport 138 km SW 10m alt. 3 hours ago	27° C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the SSW (11 kph at 200).	10.0 km Low: overcast
Coc / rancisco Airport 164 km E 220m alt. 3 hours ago	31° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
Maca / dmundo Carvajal Airportl 183 km S 1052m alt. 2 hours ago	22° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the ENE (19 kph at 60).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered
Ipiale / an Luis Airport 189 km NNE 2905m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered
Lago Agrio Airport (Nueva Loja) 195 km ENE 293m alt. 3 hours ago	28° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: few

* 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.