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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 6 pm Thu 16 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Thu 16 Apr 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 -4°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 16		Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds
km/h	NW	WNW	SW	WSW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	W	WSW	W	WSW	SW	WSW	W
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cm	4	3	2	3	—	1	2	—	1	—	—	5	1	—	1	1	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-5	-4	-4	-5	-4	-5	-6	-4	-4	-6	-5	-4	-6	-4	-5	-6
min °C	-5	-5	-5	-5	-6	-5	-6	-7	-4	-5	-6	-6	-5	-7	-4	-6	-7
chill °C	-10	-9	-5	-8	-10	-11	-12	-14	-10	-10	-11	-11	-10	-13	-9	-10	-13

Freezing level m	5200	5000	5100	5200	4800	5200	5150	4650	5200	5300	4750	4850	5200	4700	5200	5150	4700
Cloud base (m)	3700	3700	3700			4450		6050	4450	4750		3700		3700	4600	4700

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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 -4°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Mon 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 Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Latacunga 26 km SW 3200m alt. 52 minutes ago	11° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 113).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	Light rain .	Wind obs. (11 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: overcast
Shell Mera Airport 100 km SSE 2474m alt. 3 hours ago	21° C	Thunderstorm light rain thunderstorm.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.	2.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered High: overcast
Coc / rancisco Airport 164 km E 220m alt. 3 hours ago	27° C	Dry and cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: overcast
Maca / dmundo Carvajal Airportl 183 km S 1052m alt. 3 hours ago		Thunderstorm -.	Light winds from the NW (9 kph at 320).	10.0 km Mid: few High: scattered
Ipiale / an Luis Airport 189 km NNE 2905m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	Shower light rain shower.	Calm (2 kph at 1).	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: broken High: overcast
Lago Agrio Airport (Nueva Loja) 195 km ENE 293m alt. 3 hours ago	25° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
Guayaqui / osé Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport 226 km SSW 211m alt. 2 hours ago	30° C	-	Light winds from the SSW (19 kph at 210).	10.0 km Low: few
Acuapasto wx 246 km NNE 2627m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 42).

* 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.