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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 6 am Tue 28 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Tue 28 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 Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -6°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.
	Tuesday 28			Wednesday 29			Thursday 30			Friday 1			Saturday 2			Sunday 3
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	light snow
km/h	ESE	ENE	E	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	E	E	ESE	E	E
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cm	1	2	—	3	5	2	1	3	5	1	1	—	—	2	2	3	2	5
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-2	-2	-5	-4	-4	-5	-4	-4	-5	-4	-4	-5	-4	-4	-5	-5	-5	-5
min °C	-3	-4	-5	-4	-5	-6	-4	-5	-6	-4	-5	-6	-4	-5	-6	-5	-5	-5
chill °C	-8	-8	-9	-10	-10	-8	-10	-11	-12	-11	-12	-14	-12	-13	-15	-14	-13	-13

Freezing level m	5500	5500	4850	5200	5250	4900	5200	5250	4900	5250	5250	4850	5150	5250	4850	5000	5000	4900
Cloud base (m)	4900	5100		3700	3650	3700	4350		3700	4700	5100	3700	3700	3700	3650	3700	3650	3650

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -6°C on Fri night). Mainly strong 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	17° C	Dry	Calm (3 kph at 122).
LatacungaAeropuerto 32 km SSW 2805m alt. 36 minutes ago	15° C	-	Moderate winds from the S (26 kph at 170).	50 km Mid: mostly cloudy
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the S (17 kph at 170).	10.0 km Low: broken
Izobamba 37 km NW 3023m alt. 36 minutes ago	17° C	Distant precipitation but not falling at station.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.	35 km Mid: mostly cloudy
Rumipamba 42 km S 2628m alt. 36 minutes ago	19° C	-	Moderate winds from the SSE (22 kph at 160).	36 km Mid: overcast
LATola 50 km N 2480m alt. 36 minutes ago	21° C	-	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 0).	45 km Mid: mostly cloudy
Ambato Aeropuerto 58 km S 2520m alt. 2 hours ago	16° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (11 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: broken
AmbatoAeropuerto 61 km S 2591m alt. 36 minutes ago	16° C	-	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 170).	30 km Mid: mostly cloudy
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	22° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (13 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
QueroChaca 79 km S 2940m alt. 36 minutes ago	19° C	Distant precipitation but not falling at station.	Light winds from the SSE (7 kph at 150).	28 km Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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.