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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 6 pm Sun 17 May Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Sun 17 May Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 17		Monday 18			Tuesday 19			Wednesday 20			Thursday 21			Friday 22
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	some clouds
km/h	SSW	SE	SSE	SE	SSE	S	S	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SE	SSE	ESE	SE	ESE	ENE
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cm	2	4	1	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	1	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-5	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-5	-3	-4	-5	-3	-3	-5	-4	-4	-5
min °C	-5	-5	-5	-5	-6	-5	-5	-5	-4	-5	-6	-4	-5	-6	-5	-5	-5
chill °C	-8	-10	-10	-9	-11	-10	-10	-11	-10	-11	-10	-9	-10	-12	-12	-9	-9

Freezing level m	5250	4950	5050	5300	5000	5050	5300	5050	5250	5300	4950	5300	5350	4900	5000	5100	4900
Cloud base (m)	4650	3650	3700		3650	3700		3650	3700	4100	3650	4150	4850	3750	3700	3650	3650

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Wed 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	11° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 232).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 20).	10.0 km Low: scattered
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	Light rain .	Wind obs. (6 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: overcast
Shell Mera Airport 100 km SSE 2474m alt. 3 hours ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 350).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken High: overcast
AEP Yuracrucito 118 km NNE 2952m alt. 3 hours ago	12° C	-	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 37).
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: few Mid: overcast
Maca / dmundo Carvajal Airportl 183 km S 1052m alt. 3 hours ago	23° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the NE (17 kph at 50).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered
Ipiale / an Luis Airport 189 km NNE 2905m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	-	Light winds from the NE (6 kph at 50).	10.0 km
Lago Agrio Airport (Nueva Loja) 195 km ENE 293m alt. 3 hours ago	27° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 20).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
Guayaqui / osé Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport 226 km SSW 211m alt. 2 hours ago	29° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SSW (17 kph at 200).	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: scattered

* 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.