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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 6 am Thu 05 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Thu 05 Feb Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thursday 5			Friday 6			Saturday 7			Sunday 8			Monday 9			Tuesday 10
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	light snow	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	mod. snow	light snow	light snow	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear
km/h	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	ESE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	E
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cm	—	1	—	1	3	—	1	4	8	1	3	—	1	2	—	—	2	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-4	-5	-4	-5	-6	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-6	-5	-5	-6	-4	-4	-6
min °C	-4	-4	-6	-4	-5	-6	-5	-5	-7	-6	-6	-7	-5	-5	-7	-5	-6	-7
chill °C	-10	-10	-14	-11	-11	-13	-7	-5	-12	-13	-14	-15	-12	-12	-14	-12	-14	-15

Freezing level m	5200	5300	4850	5250	5050	4800	5050	5150	4850	4900	5100	4750	5100	5200	4800	5200	5250	4800
Cloud base (m)			3850	4500		3700	3800		3650	3700	4800			4750			5250	3700

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

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

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

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. 41 minutes ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 133).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 2 hours ago	11° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 170).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Ambato Aeropuerto 58 km S 2520m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 230).	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: broken
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	17° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the NNW.(Wind varies from 270 to 070 degs) (6 kph at 340).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered High: broken
Shell Mera Airport 100 km SSE 2474m alt. 2 hours ago	22° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (13 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Jumandy Airport 104 km ESE 376m alt. 2 hours ago	23° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
Riobamb / himborazo Airport 107 km S 2796m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 60).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: overcast
Gen Rivadeneira Airport 138 km SW 10m alt. 2 hours ago	26° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 200).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Coc / rancisco Airport 164 km E 220m alt. 2 hours ago	25° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered High: broken
Maca / dmundo Carvajal Airportl 183 km S 1052m alt. 2 hours ago	19° C	Fog patches -.	Light winds from the E (11 kph at 80).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken

* 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.