Cotopaxi weather
– Lat/Long: 0.68° S 78.44° W

Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador

Issued: 12 pm Sat 13 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
 km/h
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
NNE
0
ENE
10
S
15
SW
15
SSW
15
WSW
20
W
25
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
40
WSW
 cm 
1
3
2
3
2
1
1
 mm 
max°C
-3
-4
-5
-3
-4
-6
-3
-4
-5
-2
-4
-4
-2
-3
-5
-3
-4
-5
min°C
-3
-4
-6
-4
-5
-7
-4
-5
-5
-3
-4
-5
-3
-4
-6
-3
-5
-6
chill°C 
-9
-9
-10
-7
-5
-7
-8
-11
-11
-8
-10
-12
-9
-12
-14
-10
-14
-15
Freezing level (m
5400
5300
4900
5350
5250
4750
5300
5350
5000
5450
5300
4900
5350
5300
4750
5350
5250
4850
Cloud base (m)
5000
5000
4650
5400
4750
3750
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-3-4-6-4-5-7-4-5-5-3-4-5-3-4-6-3-5-632-131-232042-132-131-110851075107610759741075161410171311171411161310161310161411
Sunrise
6:03
6:03
6:03
6:03
6:03
6:05
Sunset
6:12
6:13
6:13
6:14
6:14
6:15

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night).

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.
23 minutes ago
11° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 189).
0
33 km SSW
2768m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Quito New International Airport
63 km N
2400m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the NNE
(20 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Shell Mera Airport
100 km SSE
2474m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
AEP Yuracrucito
118 km NNE
2952m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
-
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 144).
9
138 km SW
10m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Coc / rancisco Airport
164 km E
220m alt.
3 hours ago
29° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
Maca / dmundo Carvajal Airportl
183 km S
1052m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Ipiale / an Luis Airport
189 km NNE
2905m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Lago Agrio Airport (Nueva Loja)
195 km ENE
293m alt.
3 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered

* 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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