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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 12 pm Tue 24 Feb Local Time
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Issued: 12 pm Tue 24 Feb Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed night, calm by Thu afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26			Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 1
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	mod. snow	heavy snow	mod. snow	mod. snow	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs
km/h	ENE	NE	E	ENE	NE	ESE	ESE	ENE	SE	SE	E	E	SE	ESE	NE	NE	NE	NE
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cm	2	8	28	9	7	—	1	3	—	1	5	1	4	9	2	—	2	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-5	-5	-6	-6	-6	-5	-5	-6	-5	-4	-6	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-6
min °C	-5	-5	-6	-6	-6	-7	-5	-5	-7	-5	-6	-7	-5	-6	-7	-6	-6	-7
chill °C	-9	-9	-11	-12	-12	-15	-11	-5	-13	-12	-12	-14	-11	-11	-13	-13	-13	-15

Freezing level m	5100	5050	4750	4750	4750	4750	5100	5100	4800	5150	5250	4900	5150	5200	4900	5050	5200	4750
Cloud base (m)	4200	3650	3700	3700	3700	3950	4250	3750	3700	5500	5300	4350	6500	5150		4250	4800	3750

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed night, calm by Thu afternoon).

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 -7°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 Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Latacunga 26 km SW 3200m alt. 42 minutes ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 196).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 3 hours ago	15° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 150).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered
lightning 37km ENE of Sangolqui 51 km NE 3674m alt. 2 hours ago		Thunderstorm
Ambato Aeropuerto 58 km S 2520m alt. 4 hours ago	19° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SSE (9 kph at 160).	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: broken
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 3 hours ago	18° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (15 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
Shell Mera Airport 100 km SSE 2474m alt. 2 hours ago	22° C	Thunderstorm light rain thunderstorm.	Moderate winds from the E (20 kph at 90).	1.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken High: broken
lightning 6km ESE of Otavalo 100 km NNE 2646m alt. 2 hours ago		Thunderstorm
Riobamb / himborazo Airport 107 km S 2796m alt. 4 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (19 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: broken High: broken
Gen Rivadeneira Airport 138 km SW 10m alt. 3 hours ago	27° C	Shower - in the vicinity.	Light winds from the WSW (6 kph at 240).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered High: broken
Coc / rancisco Airport 164 km E 220m alt. 3 hours ago	25° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	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.