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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 6 am Fri 10 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Fri 10 Apr Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Fri morning, min -6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 10			Saturday 11			Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	mod. snow
km/h	ENE	NE	ENE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	W	W
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cm	—	1	—	—	1	4	1	2	3	2	6	3	2	3	1	1	4	6
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-3	-5	-4	-3	-5	-4	-3	-5	-3	-4	-5	-3	-3	-5	-3	-4	-5
min °C	-5	-5	-6	-4	-5	-5	-4	-4	-5	-4	-4	-6	-5	-5	-6	-4	-5	-6
chill °C	-12	-11	-12	-10	-11	-11	-10	-11	-12	-10	-9	-11	-11	-8	-8	-4	-10	-11

Freezing level m	5150	5350	4800	5150	5400	4950	5250	5350	5000	5300	5250	5000	5100	5350	4900	5350	5300	4950
Cloud base (m)	3750	4900	5450	3750	5400		3700	4300		4350	3650	3650	3700	4550	3700	5000	4450	3650

	6:11	—	—	6:11	—	—	6:11	—	—	6:11	—	—	6:11	—	—	6:09	—	—
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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

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

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Mon 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. 2 hours ago	10° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 132).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Fresh winds from the S (30 kph at 180).	10.0 km Low: broken
Ambato Aeropuerto 58 km S 2520m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: broken
AmbatoAeropuerto 61 km S 2591m alt. 56 minutes ago	14° C	-	Light winds from the SSE (6 kph at 160).	30 km Mid: mostly cloudy
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 190).	10.0 km Low: scattered
Shell Mera Airport 100 km SSE 2474m alt. 2 hours ago	23° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (13 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Jumandy Airport 104 km ESE 376m alt. 2 hours ago	26° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Riobamb / himborazo Airport 107 km S 2796m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 40).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
AEP Yuracrucito 118 km NNE 2952m alt. 3 hours ago	14° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 0).
Gen Rivadeneira Airport 138 km SW 10m alt. 2 hours ago	27° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SSW (13 kph at 200).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: 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.