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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 6 pm Tue 21 Jul Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Tue 21 Jul Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Thu morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Mon morning).
	Tue 21		Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25			Sunday 26
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	light snow	mod. snow	light snow	light snow	clear	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	some clouds	light snow	clear	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	4850		4850	4600	3750	3700	3650	3650	3700	3900	3650	3700	3650	3650	3700	3900
km/h	ESE	ENE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ENE	ENE
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	2	6	5	2	—	3	2	3	—	2	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-6	-3	-3	-5	-4	-4	-4	-3	-3	-5	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-6
min °C	-5	-6	-4	-5	-5	-4	-4	-4	-3	-5	-5	-4	-4	-5	-5	-5	-7
chill °C	-7	-9	-9	-12	-12	-12	-12	-11	-10	-15	-14	-13	-13	-13	-14	-12	-14

Freezing level m	5300	4850	5250	5350	4900	5150	5050	5050	5200	5250	4750	5000	4950	4900	5000	5150	4450

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Thu morning).

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Mon 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. 36 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 140).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 3 hours ago	9° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 150).	0.0 km
AEP Yuracrucito 118 km NNE 2952m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Light winds from the ESE (15 kph at 119).
Ipiale / an Luis Airport 189 km NNE 2905m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 1).	10.0 km
Guayaqui / osé Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport 226 km SSW 211m alt. 2 hours ago	26° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Moderate winds from the SW (20 kph at 220).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
Acuapasto wx 246 km NNE 2627m alt. 43 minutes ago	9° C	-	Light winds from the SSE (8 kph at 149).
Cuenc / ariscal Airport 249 km S 2531m alt. 3 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (13 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered
Mant / loy Alfaro International Airport 250 km WSW 190m alt. 2 hours ago	26° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Moderate winds from the S (20 kph at 190).	10.0 km Low: broken
Puerto Asis 252 km ENE 254m alt. 1 hour ago	23° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 330).

* 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.