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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 6 pm Thu 12 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Thu 12 Mar Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.
	Thu 12		Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17
	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	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	some clouds
km/h	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	W	WNW	W	WNW	NW	WNW	W	W	W	W	W
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-5	-4	-5	-5	-3	-4	-5	-3	-3	-5	-3	-4	-6	-4	-4	-6
min °C	-5	-6	-4	-6	-6	-4	-5	-5	-3	-5	-6	-4	-5	-6	-4	-5	-6
chill °C	-11	-14	-11	-12	-11	-9	-9	-9	-9	-14	-15	-12	-14	-15	-12	-13	-14

Freezing level m	5100	4950	5250	5200	4900	5350	5250	4950	5400	5400	4900	5350	5400	4850	5300	5350	4800
Cloud base (m)	3700		4900	4550	5000	5050	4200	4450	9100	5450	9500	8850	5550		9300	5250	9700

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Sun 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	10° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 304).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
lightning 34km SE of Tena 107 km SE 473m alt. 3 hours ago		Thunderstorm
AEP Yuracrucito 118 km NNE 2952m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	-	Light winds from the SSE (13 kph at 147).
lightning 44km ENE of Puyo 139 km SE 390m alt. 2 hours ago		Thunderstorm
Ipiale / an Luis Airport 189 km NNE 2905m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Dry and cloudy.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: overcast
lightning 61km ENE of Macas 204 km SSE 488m alt. 28 minutes ago		Thunderstorm
Guayaqui / osé Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport 226 km SSW 211m alt. 2 hours ago	27° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SSW (11 kph at 210).	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: broken
Acuapasto wx 246 km NNE 2627m alt. 43 minutes ago	15° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 109).

* 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.