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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 6 am Thu 12 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Thu 12 Mar Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun morning, strong winds from the W by Mon afternoon).
	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

	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
km/h	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	W	W	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	W	W
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cm	2	1	—	—	2	—	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-5	-5	-4	-5	-5	-3	-3	-5	-3	-4	-5	-3	-4	-6	-3	-4	-6
min °C	-4	-5	-6	-4	-5	-6	-4	-4	-5	-4	-5	-6	-4	-6	-7	-4	-5	-6
chill °C	-10	-10	-15	-12	-13	-12	-8	-9	-10	-9	-13	-14	-12	-15	-16	-12	-13	-14

Freezing level m	5150	5100	4950	5250	5150	4900	5350	5350	4950	5350	5400	4900	5300	5350	4850	5300	5350	4900
Cloud base (m)	3700	3650		5100	4750	4500	5150	4650	4300		5400	9350	9400	5350	9200		5300

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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 morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun morning, strong winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

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. 31 minutes ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 285).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	Light rain .	Wind obs. (6 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.	6.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken High: overcast
Ambato Aeropuerto 58 km S 2520m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Shower - in the vicinity.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: overcast
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered High: broken
Shell Mera Airport 100 km SSE 2474m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 340).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken High: overcast
Jumandy Airport 104 km ESE 376m alt. 1 hour ago	23° C	Dry and cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: overcast
Riobamb / himborazo Airport 107 km S 2796m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 20).	6.0 km Low: broken Mid: overcast
AEP Yuracrucito 118 km NNE 2952m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	-	Light winds from the NNW (6 kph at 329).
Gen Rivadeneira Airport 138 km SW 10m alt. 2 hours ago	25° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 118).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
Coc / rancisco Airport 164 km E 220m alt. 1 hour ago	25° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken

* 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.