Cotopaxi weather
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Cotopaxi Weather Forecast

Ecuador Andes · Ecuador
Issued: 6 pm Fri 25 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon night, calm by Wed afternoon).

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5400
9750
5100
5300
5000
4850
3650
3700
4750
5100
4850
4850
3650
5000
km/h
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
20
S
35
S
25
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
SE
5
ENE
10
E
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
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—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
1
3
—
1
4
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-3
-5
-2
-3
-4
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-4
-2
-3
-4
-3
-4
-4
min °C
-5
-6
-3
-4
-6
-3
-4
-5
-4
-4
-5
-3
-4
-5
-3
-4
-6
 chill °C
-9
-10
-8
-9
-10
-8
-9
-9
-8
-10
-13
-8
-10
-11
-7
-4
-10
Freezing level m
5400
4750
5400
5450
4800
5400
5400
5000
5200
5300
5000
5550
5350
5000
5500
5250
4950
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
—
—
6:01
—
—
6:01
—
—
6:00
—
—
6:00
—
—
6:00
—
—
Sunset
6:07
—
—
6:07
—
—
6:07
—
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6:07
—
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6:07
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6:07
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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon night, calm by Wed afternoon).

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 StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
33 km SSW
2768m alt.
3 hours ago
14°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Quito New International Airport
63 km N
2400m alt.
3 hours ago
15°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Shell Mera Airport
100 km SSE
2474m alt.
4 hours ago
23°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Coc / rancisco Airport
164 km E
220m alt.
4 hours ago
24°C
light rain
Light rain .
Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
8.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Maca / dmundo Carvajal Airportl
183 km S
1052m alt.
4 hours ago
20°C
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm light rain thunderstorm.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
IpialesSanLuis
188 km NNE
2691m alt.
4 hours ago
14°C
Distant precipitation but not falling at station.
14
Light winds from the ESE
(14 kph at 110).
31 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Lago Agrio Airport (Nueva Loja)
195 km ENE
293m alt.
4 hours ago
25°C
clear
Shower - in the vicinity.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
226 km SSW
211m alt.
3 hours ago
28°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
246 km NNE
2627m alt.
49 minutes ago
13°C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 168).
5
Cuenc / ariscal Airport
249 km S
2531m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the ENE
(15 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: scattered

* 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.

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