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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 6 pm Fri 06 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Fri 06 Mar Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Mon morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Fri 6		Saturday 7			Sunday 8			Monday 9			Tuesday 10			Wednesday 11
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs
km/h	WNW	WNW	NNW	NW	WNW	W	W	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW
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cm	2	—	1	4	5	2	3	—	1	4	1	1	2	2	1	5	5
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-5	-4	-4	-5	-4	-5	-6	-4	-4	-5	-4	-4	-5	-4	-4	-5
min °C	-4	-5	-4	-5	-6	-5	-5	-6	-4	-5	-5	-4	-5	-5	-4	-5	-6
chill °C	-8	-9	-8	-12	-12	-12	-13	-14	-12	-13	-13	-11	-12	-14	-12	-12	-14

Freezing level m	5300	5000	5150	5250	4950	5100	5150	4900	5250	5250	5000	5250	5250	5000	5300	5300	4950
Cloud base (m)		3750	3750		3650	3700			5000		3650	4600		3700	4550		3700

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Mon morning).

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh 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 133).
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 1).	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: broken
AEP Yuracrucito 118 km NNE 2952m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Wind obs. (13 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
Ipiale / an Luis Airport 189 km NNE 2905m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	Dry and cloudy.	Calm (2 kph at 1).	8.0 km Low: overcast
Guayaqui / osé Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport 226 km SSW 211m alt. 2 hours ago	25° C	Light rain .	Wind obs. (6 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.	8.0 km Low: few Mid: broken High: overcast
Acuapasto wx 246 km NNE 2627m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	-	Light winds from the SSE (6 kph at 155).
Mant / loy Alfaro International Airport 250 km WSW 190m alt. 2 hours ago	25° C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the SE (9 kph at 130).	10.0 km Low: overcast Mid: overcast High: broken
Puerto Asis 252 km ENE 254m alt. 2 hours ago	25° C	-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
Pasto-Antonio Nariño Airport 266 km NNE 1709m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Light winds from the SSE (7 kph at 160).	0.0 km
Puerto Guzmán wx 289 km NE 511m alt. 1 hour ago	24° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 104).

* 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.