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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 12 am Wed 01 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Wed 01 Apr Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Tue night, light winds from the NE by Wed night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).
		Wednesday 1			Thursday 2			Friday 3			Saturday 4			Sunday 5			Monday 6
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	snow shwrs	mod. snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	mod. snow	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs
km/h	N	NNE	N	NNE	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NE	NNE	N	SSE	SSW	S	NNW	NNW
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cm	—	3	8	3	2	7	1	1	5	—	—	3	—	1	—	—	—	2	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-6	-5	-5	-6	-5	-5	-7	-5	-5	-6	-4	-4	-6	-5	-4	-6	-4	-4	-5
min °C	-7	-5	-6	-7	-5	-6	-7	-6	-6	-7	-5	-5	-6	-5	-5	-6	-5	-5	-6
chill °C	-15	-12	-13	-13	-10	-14	-16	-13	-14	-15	-12	-10	-12	-9	-10	-12	-7	-11	-12

Freezing level m	4800	5100	5150	4750	5150	5100	4750	5100	5100	4800	5200	5300	4850	5050	5200	4800	5300	5200	4900
Cloud base (m)	5050	4300	5150	3650	5950	6100		5500	5550	3750	3800	4950	3750	3700	4500		4800	4500	3700

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	—	—	6:20	—	—	6:20	—	—	6:19	—	—	6:19	—	—	6:19	—	—	6:19	—

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Tue night, light winds from the NE by Wed night).

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

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	7° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 253).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 2 hours ago	5° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 40).	10.0 km Low: broken
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 3 hours ago	13° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
Shell Mera Airport 100 km SSE 2474m alt. 2 hours ago	19° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (11 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
AEP Yuracrucito 118 km NNE 2952m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 79).
Ipiale / an Luis Airport 189 km NNE 2905m alt. 3 hours ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 1).	0.0 km
Guayaqui / osé Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport 226 km SSW 211m alt. 3 hours ago	26° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SSW (17 kph at 210).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered
Acuapasto wx 246 km NNE 2627m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 201).
Cuenc / ariscal Airport 249 km S 2531m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: broken
Mant / loy Alfaro International Airport 250 km WSW 190m alt. 3 hours ago	24° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 20).	10.0 km Low: scattered 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.