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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 6 am Tue 18 Nov Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Tue 18 Nov Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SE by Sun night).
	Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19			Thursday 20			Friday 21			Saturday 22			Sunday 23
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow	mod. snow	some clouds	snow shwrs	mod. snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	mod. snow
km/h	ESE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NW	NNW	WNW	W	S	S	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE
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cm	1	4	2	5	6	—	2	10	6	1	5	—	1	1	—	—	2	8
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max°C	-4	-5	-5	-5	-5	-6	-5	-5	-6	-4	-5	-6	-4	-5	-5	-3	-4	-5
min°C	-5	-5	-6	-5	-6	-6	-5	-6	-7	-5	-6	-6	-4	-5	-6	-4	-5	-6
chill°C	-12	-12	-12	-9	-9	-8	-5	-9	-12	-8	-12	-13	-11	-12	-13	-11	-13	-15

Freezing level (m)	5150	5150	4900	5100	4950	4800	5200	5050	4750	5250	5200	4800	5200	5150	4800	5350	5250	4850
Cloud base (m)	4450		3650	3700	3700	3700	4700		3650	4700		4600	4750	4000		5400		3650

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SE by Sun 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Latacunga 26 km SW 3200m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 153).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the S (11 kph at 190).	10.0 km Low: broken
Ambato Aeropuerto 58 km S 2520m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the S (6 kph at 170).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered
AmbatoAeropuerto 61 km S 2591m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	-	Light winds from the S (6 kph at 170).	30 km Mid: mostly cloudy
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Shell Mera Airport 100 km SSE 2474m alt. 2 hours ago	20° C	Light rain .	Wind obs. (9 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.	4.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered High: overcast
Jumandy Airport 104 km ESE 376m alt. 2 hours ago	22° C	Light rain .	Calm (0 kph at 0).	2.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken High: overcast
Riobamb / himborazo Airport 107 km S 2796m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Light winds from the NNE (7 kph at 30).	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: scattered
AEP Yuracrucito 118 km NNE 2952m alt. 39 minutes ago	18° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 303).
Gen Rivadeneira Airport 138 km SW 10m alt. 39 minutes ago	28° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (11 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken

* 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.