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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 12 pm Thu 30 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Thu 30 Apr Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu night, fresh winds from the E by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thursday 30			Friday 1			Saturday 2			Sunday 3			Monday 4			Tuesday 5
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	mod. snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	light snow	mod. snow	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds
km/h	E	ENE	ESE	E	ESE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	E	E	E
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cm	—	2	3	7	3	—	1	1	5	2	2	7	1	—	—	1	1	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-2	-3	-4	-4	-5	-5	-3	-3	-5	-4	-4	-5	-4	-4	-5	-3	-4	-6
min °C	-3	-4	-5	-5	-5	-5	-4	-4	-5	-4	-4	-6	-5	-4	-6	-4	-5	-6
chill °C	-8	-10	-9	-13	-13	-12	-11	-12	-13	-11	-11	-14	-13	-11	-12	-10	-12	-14

Freezing level m	5400	5500	5100	5100	5000	4950	5250	5250	4950	5100	5100	4950	5000	5200	4800	5300	5300	4850
Cloud base (m)	4350	5300	3700	3700	3650	3650	3700	3650	3650	3700	3650	3650	3700	3650		4700	4950

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu morning, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu night, fresh winds from the E by Sat night).

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh 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	14° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 130).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (28 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: broken
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	18° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the NNE (13 kph at 30).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered
Shell Mera Airport 100 km SSE 2474m alt. 2 hours ago	24° C	Shower - in the vicinity.	Light winds from the ESE (13 kph at 120).	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: broken
Gen Rivadeneira Airport 138 km SW 10m alt. 2 hours ago	29° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (9 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
Coc / rancisco Airport 164 km E 220m alt. 2 hours ago	27° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
Maca / dmundo Carvajal Airportl 183 km S 1052m alt. 2 hours ago	26° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the NE (9 kph at 40).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered
Ipiale / an Luis Airport 189 km NNE 2905m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 070 to 130 degs) (15 kph at 100).	10.0 km Low: scattered
Lago Agrio Airport (Nueva Loja) 195 km ENE 293m alt. 2 hours ago	29° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
Guayaqui / osé Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport 226 km SSW 211m alt. 2 hours ago	30° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the NNE (11 kph at 30).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: 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.