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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 6 am Mon 30 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Mon 30 Mar Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the N by Tue afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).
	Monday 30			Tuesday 31			Wednesday 1			Thursday 2			Friday 3			Saturday 4
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	light snow	mod. snow	light snow	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs
km/h	N	N	N	NNE	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NE	NE	NNE
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cm	1	4	9	4	2	—	—	—	—	1	4	—	1	3	—	—	2	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-5	-6	-5	-5	-7	-4	-5	-7	-5	-6	-6	-5	-5	-6	-4	-4	-5
min °C	-5	-5	-7	-6	-6	-7	-5	-6	-7	-5	-6	-7	-5	-6	-6	-4	-5	-5
chill °C	-13	-9	-15	-15	-15	-16	-13	-14	-15	-14	-14	-15	-12	-14	-14	-9	-9	-9

Freezing level m	5150	5100	4850	4950	5050	4700	5200	5200	4750	5200	5100	4900	5100	5150	4800	5300	5350	4950
Cloud base (m)	4350		3650	3950		6300		5700	7050	4950		4700		4850		4700	5100	3700

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the N by Tue afternoon).

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

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. 31 minutes ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 114).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 10).	10.0 km Low: scattered
Ambato Aeropuerto 58 km S 2520m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: broken
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	15° 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. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 0).	2.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken High: overcast
Jumandy Airport 104 km ESE 376m alt. 2 hours ago	23° C	Fog patches -.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	2.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken High: overcast
Riobamb / himborazo Airport 107 km S 2796m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 30).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
AEP Yuracrucito 118 km NNE 2952m alt. 43 minutes ago	15° C	-	Light winds from the NNE (9 kph at 12).
Gen Rivadeneira Airport 138 km SW 10m alt. 2 hours ago	25° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the S (9 kph at 180).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
lightning 31km ENE of Palora 145 km SE 515m alt. 1 hour 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.