Cotopaxi weather
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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador

Issued: 12 am Fri 28 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
35
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
W
10
NW
10
NE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
 cm 
2
4
6
1
4
1
5
2
4
1
 mm 
max°C
-5
-4
-5
-6
-5
-5
-6
-4
-4
-6
-4
-5
-6
-4
-5
-7
-5
-6
-8
min°C
-6
-4
-6
-7
-5
-5
-7
-5
-6
-6
-4
-6
-7
-5
-6
-8
-5
-8
-8
chill°C 
-15
-9
-10
-10
-7
-9
-10
-9
-10
-8
-7
-12
-12
-10
-12
-16
-12
-16
-16
Freezing level (m
4950
5250
5000
4800
5150
5150
4750
5200
5200
4700
5300
5150
4700
5150
5050
4600
5150
5100
4500
Cloud base (m)
3650
4550
3700
4250
5100
5300
4600
5400
3700
6600
4800
4800
5350
4850
9100
5300
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-6-4-6-7-5-5-7-5-5-6-4-6-7-5-6-8-5-7-8-12-1-221-120-220-22-1-32-1-368659759759648649641214121116131116131016121015129161310
Sunrise
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:58
5:58
5:58
Sunset
6:06
6:06
6:07
6:07
6:07
6:07

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -8°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 StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
26 km SW
3200m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 113).
0
33 km SSW
2768m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
clear
Fog patches -.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Quito New International Airport
63 km N
2400m alt.
2 hours ago
13° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 330 to 030 degs)
(6 kph at 350).
4.0 km
High: overcast
Shell Mera Airport
100 km SSE
2474m alt.
1 hour ago
18° C
light rain
Light rain .
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1.0 km
Low: overcast
AEP Yuracrucito
118 km NNE
2952m alt.
1 hour ago
11° C
-
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 149).
15
Ipiale / an Luis Airport
189 km NNE
2905m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
226 km SSW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SW
(15 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
246 km NNE
2627m alt.
44 minutes ago
13° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 92).
2
Cuenc / ariscal Airport
249 km S
2531m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Mant / loy Alfaro International Airport
250 km WSW
190m alt.
1 hour ago
24° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: overcast

* 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.

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