Cotopaxi weather
– Lat/Long: 0.68° S 78.44° W

Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador

Issued: 12 am Thu 27 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
10
W
20
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NE
10
E
5
ENE
0
SSE
5
W
15
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
 cm 
1
3
2
1
3
1
2
1
4
3
1
 mm 
max°C
-5
-4
-5
-6
-4
-5
-6
-4
-5
-6
-4
-4
-6
-3
-5
-6
-5
-5
-7
min°C
-6
-4
-5
-7
-5
-6
-7
-5
-6
-7
-5
-6
-7
-4
-5
-7
-5
-6
-8
chill°C 
-11
-11
-13
-16
-12
-12
-10
-5
-9
-11
-9
-9
-7
-4
-10
-15
-11
-14
-15
Freezing level (m
4950
5300
5050
4850
5150
5150
4900
5200
5200
4750
5200
5200
4700
5250
5150
4650
5100
5100
4600
Cloud base (m)
4750
4800
3650
3650
4300
4800
4400
5400
4500
4550
5100
7100
4550
5500
4750
3650
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-6-4-5-7-5-6-7-5-6-7-5-5-7-4-5-7-5-6-8-120-121-131-221-231-210-359658751075964974863111513111413111713101513101612915139
Sunrise
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:58
5:58
Sunset
6:06
6:06
6:06
6:07
6:07
6:07

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

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 StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
26 km SW
3200m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 103).
0
33 km SSW
2768m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Quito New International Airport
63 km N
2400m alt.
3 hours ago
13° C
clear
Fog patches -.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 40).
8.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Shell Mera Airport
100 km SSE
2474m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
AEP Yuracrucito
118 km NNE
2952m alt.
2 hours ago
11° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 124).
4
Ipiale / an Luis Airport
189 km NNE
2905m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
226 km SSW
211m alt.
3 hours ago
24° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
246 km NNE
2627m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 152).
5
Cuenc / ariscal Airport
249 km S
2531m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Mant / loy Alfaro International Airport
250 km WSW
190m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 200).
8.0 km
Low: overcast

* 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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