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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 6 pm Fri 27 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Fri 27 Mar Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 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 Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Tue night, moderate winds from the NNW by Thu morning).
	Fri 27		Saturday 28			Sunday 29			Monday 30			Tuesday 31			Wednesday 1
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	cloudy	snow shwrs	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds
km/h	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	N
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cm	6	—	2	4	1	1	4	—	1	3	—	2	3	—	—	3	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-5	-4	-4	-6	-4	-5	-6	-5	-5	-7	-5	-6	-7	-4	-5	-7
min °C	-5	-6	-5	-6	-6	-4	-6	-7	-6	-6	-8	-6	-6	-7	-6	-7	-8
chill °C	-12	-14	-13	-14	-14	-11	-15	-15	-13	-15	-18	-15	-15	-18	-15	-16	-17

Freezing level m	5150	5000	5150	5250	4850	5250	5200	4900	5050	5050	4700	5050	5000	4700	5100	5100	4700
Cloud base (m)	5050	3750	4800	4950	4400	4450	4850	4550	4600			4600	4750	6500	7450	5600	6700

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	6:22	—	—	6:21	—	—	6:21	—	—	6:21	—	—	6:20	—	—	6:20	—

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

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

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Tue night, moderate winds from the NNW by Thu morning).

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. 43 minutes ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 109).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Dry and cloudy.	Wind obs. (15 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: overcast
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered High: broken
lightning 36km W of Quito 65 km WNW 1962m alt. 2 hours ago		Thunderstorm
lightning 12km N of Santo Domingo de los Colorados 95 km WNW 581m alt. 3 hours ago		Thunderstorm
Shell Mera Airport 100 km SSE 2474m alt. 3 hours ago	21° C	Haze -.	Wind obs. (11 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.	4.0 km Low: few Mid: broken High: overcast
Coc / rancisco Airport 164 km E 220m alt. 3 hours ago	24° C	Dry and cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: overcast
Maca / dmundo Carvajal Airportl 183 km S 1052m alt. 3 hours ago	20° C	Moderate rain .	Light winds from the WNW (9 kph at 300).	2.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken High: broken
lightning 46km NE of Macas 184 km SSE 672m alt. 3 hours ago		Thunderstorm
IpialesSanLuis 188 km NNE 2691m alt. 3 hours ago	14° C	Distant precipitation but not falling at station.	Wind obs. (14 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.	31 km Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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.