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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 6 pm Tue 17 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Tue 17 Feb Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue night, fresh winds from the E by Thu night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 17		Wednesday 18			Thursday 19			Friday 20			Saturday 21			Sunday 22
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	mod. snow	snow shwrs
km/h	E	SE	E	SE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	NE	NE	ENE
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cm	2	—	1	4	5	2	3	4	4	1	—	1	2	—	2	7	4
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-6	-5	-5	-6	-5	-5	-6	-5	-5	-6	-5	-4	-6	-5	-5	-6
min °C	-6	-7	-5	-5	-7	-6	-5	-6	-6	-6	-7	-5	-5	-7	-5	-5	-7
chill °C	-10	-11	-10	-10	-14	-13	-12	-14	-14	-13	-14	-11	-12	-15	-11	-10	-12

Freezing level m	5150	4850	5100	5100	4750	4850	5050	4800	4750	5050	4700	5100	5250	4700	5200	5150	4850
Cloud base (m)	4700	3700	4700	3650	3650	3700		3700	3700	3700	3700		4150	4800	4800		3700

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	6:30	—	—	6:30	—	—	6:30	—	—	6:30	—	—	6:30	—	—	6:30	—

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

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

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Fri 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. 1 hour ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 123).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 2 hours ago	8° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 220).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 90).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered
AEP Yuracrucito 118 km NNE 2952m alt. 3 hours ago	11° C	-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 173 degs) was rejected.
lightning 13km ENE of Catarama 143 km SSW 162m alt. 44 minutes ago		Thunderstorm
lightning 21km SE of Montalvo 171 km S 457m alt. 1 hour ago		Thunderstorm
lightning 58km SSW of Valdez 177 km NW 186m alt. 3 hours ago		Thunderstorm
Ipiale / an Luis Airport 189 km NNE 2905m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	Dry and cloudy.	Wind obs. (9 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: overcast
Guayaqui / osé Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport 226 km SSW 211m alt. 2 hours ago	26° C	Light rain .	Light winds from the WSW (11 kph at 240).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken High: broken
ASCATB280E0N 242 km W 15m alt. 3 hours ago			Light winds from the W (12 kph at 260).	- km

* 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.