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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 12 pm Sat 28 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Sat 28 Mar Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -8°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.
	Saturday 28			Sunday 29			Monday 30			Tuesday 31			Wednesday 1			Thursday 2
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	cloudy	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds
km/h	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
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cm	1	3	—	1	5	—	1	4	—	2	3	—	—	2	—	—	2	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-4	-6	-4	-5	-6	-5	-6	-7	-5	-6	-7	-4	-5	-6	-4	-5	-6
min °C	-4	-5	-6	-4	-6	-6	-5	-6	-8	-6	-7	-7	-5	-6	-8	-6	-7	-7
chill °C	-12	-13	-14	-12	-15	-15	-13	-15	-18	-15	-17	-17	-13	-15	-17	-14	-16	-16

Freezing level m	5200	5250	4850	5250	5200	4850	5100	5050	4700	5000	5000	4700	5200	5150	4750	5150	5150	4700
Cloud base (m)	4650	4900	8700	4150	4950		4450	5600	3650	4500	4900	7000	8650	5450			5400	5000

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -8°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Wed 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	15° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 200).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 3 hours ago	16° C	Thunderstorm light rain thunderstorm.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 3 hours ago	24° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (33 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
Shell Mera Airport 100 km SSE 2474m alt. 3 hours ago	26° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
AEP Yuracrucito 118 km NNE 2952m alt. 3 hours ago	19° C	-	Moderate winds from the NNE (20 kph at 12).
Gen Rivadeneira Airport 138 km SW 10m alt. 3 hours ago	30° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (9 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: broken
lightning 31km NNW of Atuntaqui 139 km N 2894m alt. 2 hours ago		Thunderstorm
Coc / rancisco Airport 164 km E 220m alt. 3 hours ago	34° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered
Maca / dmundo Carvajal Airportl 183 km S 1052m alt. 3 hours ago	28° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the N (19 kph at 10).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered
Ipiale / an Luis Airport 189 km NNE 2905m alt. 3 hours ago	18° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 070 to 150 degs) (17 kph at 110).	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.