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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 12 pm Mon 08 Dec Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Mon 08 Dec Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 8			Tuesday 9			Wednesday 10			Thursday 11			Friday 12			Saturday 13
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds
km/h	N	NW	NW	NE	NE	E	E	E	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	E	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	N
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cm	1	2	1	1	3	—	1	2	—	—	2	—	—	2	—	—	1	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max°C	-5	-5	-7	-4	-4	-6	-3	-3	-4	-2	-3	-5	-3	-4	-5	-3	-4	-5
min°C	-5	-7	-8	-5	-6	-7	-4	-4	-6	-3	-4	-6	-3	-4	-6	-3	-5	-6
chill°C	-10	-12	-14	-5	-12	-13	-11	-10	-12	-8	-10	-12	-8	-9	-9	-9	-11	-10

Freezing level (m)	5200	5150	4650	5200	5300	4850	5300	5350	4850	5450	5300	4850	5350	5300	4750	5400	5300	4850
Cloud base (m)	4450	4850	4150	5400	6300	5100	4500	4950										4400

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Thu 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Latacunga 26 km SW 3200m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 234).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Moderate winds from the NW (22 kph at 320).	0.0 km
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	23° C	-	Wind obs. (33 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: few
Shell Mera Airport 100 km SSE 2474m alt. 1 hour ago	25° C	Thunderstorm light rain thunderstorm.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.	5.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
Jumandy Airport 104 km ESE 376m alt. 2 hours ago	33° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: scattered
Riobamb / himborazo Airport 107 km S 2796m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (22 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.	0.0 km
Gen Rivadeneira Airport 138 km SW 10m alt. 2 hours ago	28° C	-	Wind obs. (15 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: few
Coc / rancisco Airport 164 km E 220m alt. 2 hours ago	34° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the E (7 kph at 80).	10.0 km Low: scattered
Maca / dmundo Carvajal Airportl 183 km S 1052m alt. 2 hours ago	31° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the NNE (13 kph at 20).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered
Tulca / l Rosal Airport 184 km NNE 2940m alt. 2 hours ago	20° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: few

* 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.