Cotopaxi weather
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Cotopaxi Weather Forecast

Ecuador Andes · Ecuador
Issued: 6 pm Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
3700
6050
3650
3700
5250
3650
3700
3650
3750
4850
3700
3650
3700
5050
3750
km/h
5
NE
0
N
10
ENE
0
ENE
5
E
10
NE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
—
1
4
—
—
3
8
3
4
2
3
14
2
2
5
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-4
-4
-3
-4
-5
-3
-4
-5
-4
-4
-5
-4
-5
-5
-4
-5
-5
min °C
-4
-5
-4
-4
-6
-4
-4
-6
-5
-5
-6
-5
-5
-6
-5
-5
-6
 chill °C
-7
-5
-8
-4
-8
-7
-4
-12
-9
-7
-6
-5
-5
-8
-8
-10
-10
Freezing level m
5300
5150
5450
5250
4900
5350
5150
4900
5100
5150
4950
5200
4950
4900
5250
5150
4950
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-4-5-4-4-6-4-4-6-5-5-6-5-5-6-5-5-62131-131011-110-121-1869759767767558751412161311161312141212131111151311
Sunrise
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:52
—
—
5:52
—
—
Sunset
6:00
—
—
6:00
—
—
6:00
—
—
6:00
—
—
6:00
—
—
6:00
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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Fri 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 StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
26 km SW
3200m alt.
46 minutes ago
11°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 191).
0
33 km SSW
2768m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Quito New International Airport
63 km N
2400m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
lightning 27km S of Tena
94 km SE
692m alt.
34 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 6km SE of Palenque
168 km SW
37m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Ipiale / an Luis Airport
189 km NNE
2905m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
lightning 17km N of Palestina
192 km SSW
32m alt.
34 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 20km NNE of Lomas de Sargentillo
208 km SSW
30m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
226 km SSW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
lightning 10km NNW of Orito
233 km NE
923m alt.
35 minutes ago
thunderstorm
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.

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