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Cotopaxi Weather Forecast

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Issued: 6 am Fri 16 Oct Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 16			Saturday 17			Sunday 18			Monday 19			Tuesday 20			Wednesday 21
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	mod. snow	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	some clouds	snow shwrs	mod. snow	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	3850	3700	4150	4700	5050				5200	3700	3750	3750	5000	3700	3650	3850		3650
km/h	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	S	SSE	W	S	ESE	NNE	E	ESE	NNE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE
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cm	7	3	—	—	1	—	—	2	2	3	2	—	2	10	1	1	3	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-4	-4	-2	-2	-4	-3	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-3	-4	-4	-3	-4	-5
min °C	-5	-4	-5	-3	-3	-6	-4	-4	-5	-5	-4	-5	-4	-4	-5	-4	-4	-5
chill °C	-12	-10	-12	-8	-7	-11	-8	-4	-7	-8	-4	-9	-6	-4	-5	-9	-8	-9

Freezing level m	5300	5050	5000	5500	5500	5000	5350	5300	5050	5100	5250	5050	5400	5200	5050	5250	5250	5050

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Mon morning). 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	10°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 211).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 3 hours ago	6°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 340).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 3 hours ago	11°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 1).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered
Shell Mera 100 km SSE 2474m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Light winds from the NNW (9 kph at 340).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Jumandy Airport 104 km ESE 376m alt. 2 hours ago	25°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered
IpialesSanLuis 188 km NNE 2691m alt. 2 hours ago	8°C	State of sky unchanged.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	40 km Mid: overcast
Ipiale / an Luis Airport 189 km NNE 2905m alt. 3 hours ago	7°C	Shower - in the vicinity.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: overcast
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 WSW (11 kph at 250).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered High: broken
Acuapasto wx 246 km NNE 2627m alt. 1 hour ago	16°C	-	Light winds from the SSE (8 kph at 149).
Cuenc / ariscal Airport 249 km S 2531m alt. 3 hours ago	14°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 60).	10.0 km Low: 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.