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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 6 pm Tue 31 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Tue 31 Mar Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).
	Tue 31		Wednesday 1			Thursday 2			Friday 3			Saturday 4			Sunday 5
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	mod. snow	light snow	snow shwrs	mod. snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds
km/h	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	NE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	NE	SSE	ESE	NNE
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cm	7	2	5	7	4	2	7	1	2	5	—	—	2	1	1	2	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-6	-6	-5	-5	-6	-5	-6	-7	-5	-5	-6	-4	-4	-6	-4	-4	-6
min °C	-6	-7	-6	-6	-7	-5	-6	-7	-6	-6	-7	-5	-5	-6	-5	-5	-6
chill °C	-14	-16	-13	-12	-13	-12	-14	-16	-13	-14	-16	-12	-9	-10	-9	-10	-11

Freezing level m	5050	4750	5050	5150	4800	5150	5050	4800	5050	5150	4750	5150	5250	4900	5150	5250	4800
Cloud base (m)	5000		4950		3650	7400		3700	4350	5200	4600	4400	4850	4800	4650	4800	4900

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	6:20	—	—	6:20	—	—	6:20	—	—	6:19	—	—	6:19	—	—	6:19	—

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

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

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

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	8° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 285).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 3 hours ago	9° C	Dry and cloudy.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered High: overcast
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (2 kph at 1).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered High: broken
AEP Yuracrucito 118 km NNE 2952m alt. 40 minutes ago	11° C	-	Wind obs. (9 kph from 183 degs) was rejected.
Ipiale / an Luis Airport 189 km NNE 2905m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 310).	10.0 km
Guayaqui / osé Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport 226 km SSW 211m alt. 2 hours ago	28° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the WSW (11 kph at 250).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Acuapasto wx 246 km NNE 2627m alt. 51 minutes ago	13° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 133).
Mant / loy Alfaro International Airport 250 km WSW 190m alt. 2 hours ago	26° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SSW (11 kph at 200).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
Puerto Asis 252 km ENE 254m alt. 2 hours ago	24° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 1).
ASCATC280E0N 254 km W 15m alt. 2 hours ago			Light winds from the WSW (13 kph at 240).	- 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.