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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 6 pm Wed 11 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 6 pm Wed 11 Mar Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, strong winds from the W by Mon afternoon).
	Wed 11		Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear
km/h	S	SW	SSW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W
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cm	3	2	2	3	—	—	3	—	4	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-5	-4	-4	-6	-4	-5	-5	-4	-4	-5	-3	-3	-5	-4	-4	-6
min °C	-5	-6	-5	-5	-6	-4	-5	-5	-4	-5	-6	-4	-5	-6	-4	-6	-6
chill °C	-9	-12	-10	-12	-13	-11	-12	-11	-7	-11	-11	-9	-13	-14	-12	-15	-14

Freezing level m	5100	4950	5100	5250	4900	5200	5150	5000	5250	5250	4950	5350	5450	4900	5300	5350	4750
Cloud base (m)	3650	3700	3700	3750	4700	5000	4850	4900	4750	4400	4600		5500	9700	9550	5350	9500

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	6:27	—	—	6:25	—	—	6:25	—	—	6:25	—	—	6:24	—	—	6:24	—

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, strong winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

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. 2 hours ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 240).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 60).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (11 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
Shell Mera Airport 100 km SSE 2474m alt. 3 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered High: broken
AEP Yuracrucito 118 km NNE 2952m alt. 50 minutes ago	11° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 64 degs) was rejected.
Coc / rancisco Airport 164 km E 220m alt. 3 hours ago	26° 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. 3 hours ago	22° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the S (15 kph at 170).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Ipiale / an Luis Airport 189 km NNE 2905m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 10).	10.0 km
Lago Agrio Airport (Nueva Loja) 195 km ENE 293m alt. 3 hours ago	27° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 190).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
lightning 31km W of Ricaurte 204 km N 909m alt. 3 hours ago		Thunderstorm

* 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.