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

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	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

	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	some clouds	snow shwrs	heavy snow	light snow	light snow	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs
km/h	WNW	W	SE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ENE	NNE	NNE	E	NW	NNW	NE	E	ENE	ESE
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cm	2	—	1	2	—	1	11	2	1	—	—	—	2	—	1	3	3
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-6	-4	-5	-6	-5	-6	-6	-5	-5	-6	-4	-5	-6	-4	-5	-6
min °C	-6	-7	-5	-6	-7	-5	-6	-7	-6	-6	-7	-5	-6	-7	-4	-5	-6
chill °C	-6	-7	-8	-9	-11	-11	-10	-11	-10	-10	-10	-5	-6	-7	-7	-10	-11

Freezing level m	5200	4800	5200	5200	4700	5200	4950	4700	4800	5100	4650	5150	5150	4750	5250	5050	4900
Cloud base (m)	4800	5400	5050	4850	6050	5750		3650	3750	4250	5650	6250	4900		5350	3700	4050

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, 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 252).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 3 hours ago	10° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the N (11 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: scattered
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: broken
AEP Yuracrucito 118 km NNE 2952m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 0).
lightning 34km SE of Boca Suno 167 km ESE 297m alt. 3 hours ago		Thunderstorm
Ipiale / an Luis Airport 189 km NNE 2905m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 1).	10.0 km
Guayaqui / osé Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport 226 km SSW 211m alt. 2 hours ago	27° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SW (17 kph at 230).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
Mant / loy Alfaro International Airport 250 km WSW 190m alt. 2 hours ago	27° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SSW (13 kph at 200).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered
Puerto Asis 252 km ENE 254m alt. 2 hours ago	24° C	-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
Pasto-Antonio Nariño Airport 266 km NNE 1709m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	Fog patches -.	Calm (2 kph at 1).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken High: 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.