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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 6 am Sat 21 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Sat 21 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 Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	mod. snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds
km/h	NNW	N	NE	NNE	N	N	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNW	N	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW
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cm	—	—	—	—	2	—	6	2	—	1	4	—	1	3	3	1	3	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-3	-6	-3	-4	-6	-5	-5	-6	-5	-5	-5	-3	-4	-5	-5	-5	-6
min °C	-3	-5	-6	-4	-5	-6	-6	-6	-6	-5	-5	-6	-4	-5	-6	-5	-5	-7
chill °C	-8	-10	-12	-9	-13	-14	-13	-12	-13	-10	-8	-12	-9	-12	-13	-11	-10	-14

Freezing level m	5350	5400	4800	5300	5250	4900	5050	5150	4850	5200	5200	4950	5250	5200	4950	5100	5150	4700
Cloud base (m)		5200			5050		3650	3950		4900	3650	3700	4100		3700	3750	4900	5400

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -6°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Thu 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. 2 hours ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 197).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 3 hours ago	4° C	-	Light winds from the WNW (7 kph at 290).	10.0 km Low: few
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 3 hours ago	12° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 1).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Shell Mera Airport 100 km SSE 2474m alt. 3 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered
AEP Yuracrucito 118 km NNE 2952m alt. 3 hours ago	11° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 87).
Gen Rivadeneira Airport 138 km SW 10m alt. 2 hours ago	24° C	Moderate rain .	Wind obs. (7 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken High: broken
lightning 29km ENE of Palora 140 km SE 534m alt. 1 hour ago		Thunderstorm
Coc / rancisco Airport 164 km E 220m alt. 2 hours ago	26° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
Maca / dmundo Carvajal Airportl 183 km S 1052m alt. 2 hours ago	20° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
Ipiale / an Luis Airport 189 km NNE 2905m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 1).	0.0 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.