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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 6 am Thu 26 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Thu 26 Mar 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 -4°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sat afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.
	Thursday 26			Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 29			Monday 30			Tuesday 31
	AM	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	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds
km/h	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW
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cm	1	6	2	2	6	—	—	3	—	1	5	—	2	4	—	1	1	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-5	-6	-4	-5	-6	-4	-5	-6	-4	-5	-6	-5	-6	-7	-5	-6	-7
min °C	-4	-5	-7	-5	-6	-7	-4	-6	-7	-5	-6	-7	-5	-7	-7	-6	-7	-8
chill °C	-9	-12	-16	-12	-14	-16	-12	-14	-16	-14	-15	-16	-14	-17	-17	-14	-16	-18

Freezing level m	5200	5200	4900	5150	5200	4850	5250	5250	4800	5200	5100	4850	5150	5100	4700	5050	5100	4550
Cloud base (m)	4250	4500		4100			4750				4950	4500	4550	4900		4350	5550	6600

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

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, 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	9° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 187).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (2 kph at 230).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: broken
Shell Mera Airport 100 km SSE 2474m alt. 2 hours ago	20° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (15 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: broken
lightning 10km NE of Quevedo 109 km SW 221m alt. 3 hours ago		Thunderstorm
Ipiale / an Luis Airport 189 km NNE 2905m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 280 degs) was rejected.	0.0 km
lightning 34km ENE of Lago Agrio 222 km ENE 322m alt. 3 hours ago		Thunderstorm
SHIP8530 226 km WNW 15m alt. 2 hours ago	21° C		Calm (2 kph at 170).	8.1 km
Guayaqui / osé Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport 226 km SSW 211m alt. 2 hours ago	27° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the W (9 kph at 270).	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: broken
SHIP5965 226 km WNW 3m alt. 2 hours ago	23° C		Calm (2 kph at 170).	9.3 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.