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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 12 pm Sun 29 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Sun 29 Mar Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Fri night).
	Sunday 29			Monday 30			Tuesday 31			Wednesday 1			Thursday 2			Friday 3
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	mod. snow	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	some clouds
km/h	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NW	NW	NNE
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cm	1	5	—	3	8	1	1	1	—	—	2	—	1	4	—	1	5	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-5	-6	-5	-5	-6	-5	-5	-6	-4	-5	-7	-5	-6	-6	-5	-5	-6
min °C	-4	-6	-6	-5	-6	-7	-6	-7	-7	-5	-7	-8	-6	-6	-7	-5	-6	-6
chill °C	-12	-15	-15	-12	-14	-17	-16	-16	-16	-12	-15	-18	-15	-15	-15	-12	-12	-12

Freezing level m	5300	5250	4900	5150	5050	4800	4950	5050	4700	5200	5200	4650	5150	5050	4800	5150	5200	4850
Cloud base (m)		5150	4400	4850		3700	6100	5400	6950		5250	7000			4700	4550	5100

	6:15	—	—	6:15	—	—	6:13	—	—	6:13	—	—	6:13	—	—	6:13	—	—
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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Fri 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	14° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 242).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (24 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	19° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (17 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Shell Mera Airport 100 km SSE 2474m alt. 2 hours ago	24° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered High: broken
AEP Yuracrucito 118 km NNE 2952m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 159).
Gen Rivadeneira Airport 138 km SW 10m alt. 2 hours ago	28° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the WSW (7 kph at 250).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Coc / rancisco Airport 164 km E 220m alt. 2 hours ago	25° C	Light rain .	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Maca / dmundo Carvajal Airportl 183 km S 1052m alt. 2 hours ago	24° C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the NE (9 kph at 40).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: overcast
IpialesSanLuis 188 km NNE 2691m alt. 3 hours ago	15° C	Light to moderate thunderstorm.	Light winds from the E (14 kph at 100).	30 km Mid: mostly cloudy
Ipiale / an Luis Airport 189 km NNE 2905m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	Dry and cloudy.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: overcast

* 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.