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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 6 pm Tue 24 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Tue 24 Mar Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Thu afternoon).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Tue 24		Wednesday 25			Thursday 26			Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 29
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs
km/h	NE	NNW	NNE	NNW	N	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NW
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cm	3	—	1	5	1	2	6	—	4	6	—	1	5	—	1	5	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-5	-4	-5	-6	-4	-5	-5	-5	-5	-6	-4	-5	-6	-5	-5	-6
min °C	-5	-6	-4	-5	-6	-4	-5	-6	-5	-6	-7	-5	-6	-7	-5	-6	-7
chill °C	-10	-6	-8	-10	-12	-10	-12	-14	-12	-14	-16	-13	-15	-16	-13	-15	-16

Freezing level m	5050	4900	5250	5200	4950	5250	5200	4950	5150	5200	4850	5250	5200	4800	5100	5100	4800
Cloud base (m)	3700	3700	4500	5100	3700	4750	5150	4300	4700	5000		4550			4250

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	6:22	—	—	6:22	—	—	6:22	—	—	6:22	—	—	6:21	—	—	6:21	—

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 Wed morning, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Thu afternoon).

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Fri 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	10° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 249).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: broken
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (9 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered High: broken
AEP Yuracrucito 119 km NNE 2952m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	-	Wind obs. (13 kph from 59 degs) was rejected.
Ipiale / an Luis Airport 189 km NNE 2905m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Light rain .	Wind obs. (6 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: few Mid: overcast
SHIP2621 226 km WNW 15m alt. 1 hour ago	26° C		Light winds from the W (15 kph at 270).	8.1 km
Guayaqui / osé Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport 226 km SSW 211m alt. 2 hours ago	28° C	-	Light winds from the SSW (15 kph at 210).	10.0 km Low: few
SHIP2023 226 km WNW 3m alt. 1 hour ago	27° C		Light winds from the W (15 kph at 270).	9.3 km
SHIP1564 226 km WNW 3m alt. 2 hours ago	27° C		Light winds from the W (17 kph at 270).	9.3 km
Cuenc / ariscal Airport 249 km S 2531m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (9 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: broken 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.