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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 12 am Sun 08 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Sun 08 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 Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.
		Sunday 8			Monday 9			Tuesday 10			Wednesday 11			Thursday 12			Friday 13
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear
km/h	W	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW
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cm	3	2	5	—	1	5	1	1	5	2	1	4	1	1	2	—	—	1	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-4	-4	-5	-4	-4	-5	-4	-4	-5	-4	-4	-5	-4	-4	-5	-4	-5	-6
min °C	-6	-4	-5	-6	-4	-5	-5	-4	-5	-5	-4	-5	-6	-4	-5	-6	-4	-6	-6
chill °C	-12	-10	-12	-13	-12	-12	-12	-12	-12	-13	-11	-12	-14	-12	-14	-15	-13	-15	-14

Freezing level m	4950	5200	5250	4900	5250	5300	5050	5250	5200	4950	5250	5200	4950	5150	5200	4950	5250	5250	4750
Cloud base (m)	3650	4650			4450		4200	4450	3800	3700	4600	4200	3700	4200	4150	4700		5200

	—	6:20	—	—	6:20	—	—	6:20	—	—	6:20	—	—	6:18	—	—	6:18	—	—
	—	—	6:27	—	—	6:27	—	—	6:27	—	—	6:27	—	—	6:25	—	—	6:25	—

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

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	9° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 167).
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 3 hours ago	14° C	Fog patches -.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: broken
Ipiale / an Luis Airport 189 km NNE 2905m alt. 3 hours ago	9° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 1).	10.0 km
lightning 32km E of Esmeraldas 201 km NW 145m alt. 1 hour ago		Thunderstorm
Guayaqui / osé Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport 226 km SSW 211m alt. 3 hours ago	26° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 220).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
Acuapasto wx 246 km NNE 2627m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	-	Light winds from the SSE (6 kph at 161).
Mant / loy Alfaro International Airport 250 km WSW 190m alt. 3 hours ago	26° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: overcast High: broken
Puerto Asis 252 km ENE 254m alt. 3 hours ago	24° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 1).
Pasto-Antonio Nariño Airport 266 km NNE 1709m alt. 3 hours ago	17° C	Fog -.	Calm (2 kph at 1).	0.4 km Low: broken Mid: broken High: broken
Puerto Guzmán wx 289 km NE 511m alt. 2 hours ago	24° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 30).

* 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.