Cotopaxi weather
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Cotopaxi Weather Forecast

Ecuador Andes · Ecuador
Issued: 12 am Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue night, light winds from the ESE by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
4950
5250
5400
4850
5300
5000
5100
4250
4900
4200
4850
3700
4500
km/h
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
15
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SW
10
SSW
20
SSW
10
ESE
5
E
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
1
2
—
—
2
—
1
2
—
1
1
—
2
6
2
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-2
-3
-4
-2
-3
-4
-3
-3
-4
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-5
min °C
-5
-3
-4
-5
-3
-4
-5
-3
-3
-5
-3
-4
-6
-4
-5
-6
 chill °C
-13
-10
-11
-12
-10
-11
-11
-10
-8
-5
-6
-7
-11
-10
-5
-9
Freezing level m
5000
5500
5450
4950
5550
5450
4950
5450
5400
5050
5450
5350
5000
5250
5200
4850
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
—
5:56
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:54
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:02
—
—
6:02
—
—
6:02
—
—
6:01
—
—
6:01
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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue night, light winds from the ESE by Fri afternoon).

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Sat 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.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 257).
0
Quito New International Airport
63 km N
2400m alt.
3 hours ago
14°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Ipiale / an Luis Airport
189 km NNE
80m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
226 km SSW
211m alt.
3 hours ago
26°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
246 km NNE
2627m alt.
44 minutes ago
12°C
-
8
Light winds from the S
(8 kph at 171).
6
Mant / loy Alfaro International Airport
250 km WSW
190m alt.
3 hours ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
Puerto Asis
252 km ENE
254m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
Pasto-Antonio Nariño Airport
266 km NNE
79m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Tumac / a Florid
278 km N
6m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
289 km NE
511m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 326).
0

* 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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