Cotopaxi weather
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Cotopaxi Weather Forecast

Ecuador Andes · Ecuador
Issued: 6 am Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4100
3650
3700
3850
3650
4700
5150
5300
4650
3800
3700
3700
km/h
10
N
5
NNW
15
NNE
15
NE
15
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
0
E
0
W
0
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
2
—
2
—
1
1
—
1
2
—
1
6
1
1
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-3
-4
-3
-4
-4
-3
-3
-4
-2
-3
-4
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
min °C
-4
-4
-5
-4
-4
-5
-3
-3
-5
-3
-4
-5
-3
-4
-6
-4
-5
-6
 chill °C
-7
-8
-10
-9
-10
-11
-8
-7
-9
-6
-4
-5
-3
-4
-8
-6
-9
-11
Freezing level m
5300
5350
5000
5200
5250
4950
5400
5400
4900
5450
5350
4950
5450
5250
4900
5200
5250
4850
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-4-4-5-4-4-5-3-3-5-3-4-5-3-4-5-4-5-622122032-132131-121-1876875107510861075875141311141311161411161312161311141311
Sunrise
5:52
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:54
—
—
Sunset
—
6:01
—
—
6:01
—
—
6:01
—
—
6:01
—
—
6:02
—
—
6:02
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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun 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 StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
26 km SW
3200m alt.
54 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 163).
18
Latacung / otopaxi Airport
33 km SSW
543m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the S
(26 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Quito New International Airport
63 km N
2400m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the WSW.(Wind varies from 200 to 270 degs)
(9 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Shell Mera Airport
100 km SSE
2474m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Shell Mera Airport
100 km SSE
1056m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Jumandy Airport
104 km ESE
376m alt.
1 day ago
25°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Riobamb / himborazo Airport
107 km S
2796m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Riobamb / himborazo Airport
107 km S
2796m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Gen Rivadeneira Airport
138 km SW
10m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Coc / rancisco Airport
164 km E
220m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: 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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