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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 12 am Wed 15 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Wed 15 Apr Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
		Wednesday 15			Thursday 16			Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	mod. snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds
km/h	ESE	SE	NNW	N	NW	WNW	WNW	WSW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	WSW	SW
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cm	2	2	8	3	1	3	3	2	2	—	—	1	3	1	1	—	1	2	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-4	-4	-5	-4	-4	-5	-4	-4	-6	-3	-4	-6	-4	-4	-6	-4	-4	-6
min °C	-5	-4	-5	-5	-4	-4	-5	-5	-5	-6	-4	-6	-7	-5	-6	-7	-4	-6	-7
chill °C	-8	-6	-5	-5	-7	-9	-10	-5	-10	-11	-9	-12	-13	-10	-12	-12	-8	-12	-13

Freezing level m	5050	5200	5200	5000	5350	5300	4950	5100	5200	4750	5250	5200	4600	5150	5250	4700	5300	5250	4750
Cloud base (m)	3700	3700	3650	3700	4800	3650	3650	3700		5650	5500	5050	6100	4350		7300		5250	4900

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue night, min -5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Latacunga 26 km SW 3200m alt. 56 minutes ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 255).
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered High: broken
lightning 23km S of Tena 92 km SE 740m alt. 3 hours ago		Thunderstorm
lightning 62km E of Cayambe 109 km ENE 1549m alt. 3 hours ago		Thunderstorm
AEP Yuracrucito 118 km NNE 2952m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Wind obs. (19 kph from 185 degs) was rejected.
lightning 13km ENE of Puyo 118 km SE 779m alt. 3 hours ago		Thunderstorm
lightning 38km ENE of Palora 144 km SE 455m alt. 1 hour ago		Thunderstorm
lightning 10km NNW of Puerto Francisco de Orellana 162 km ENE 301m alt. 2 hours ago		Thunderstorm
lightning 21km SW of Lago Agrio 171 km ENE 410m alt. 2 hours ago		Thunderstorm
Ipiale / an Luis Airport 189 km NNE 2905m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 1).	10.0 km

* 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.