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Cotopaxi Weather Forecast

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Issued: 12 pm Fri 23 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 12 pm Fri 23 Oct Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 23			Saturday 24			Sunday 25			Monday 26			Tuesday 27			Wednesday 28
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	light snow	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	4750		3850	4950	4800	3650	4750			4350	5350	4550	4750		3700	4450	3650	4400
km/h	S	E	ENE	E	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	NNE	ENE
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cm	—	1	—	1	2	2	1	2	—	1	2	—	—	2	1	1	13	1
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-2	-4	-4	-3	-3	-4	-3	-3	-4	-3	-4	-4	-3	-4	-4	-3	-4	-5
min °C	-2	-4	-5	-3	-4	-5	-3	-4	-5	-4	-4	-5	-4	-4	-5	-4	-5	-6
chill °C	-2	-6	-5	-9	-10	-11	-9	-11	-10	-10	-9	-10	-8	-9	-10	-4	-9	-8

Freezing level m	5550	5300	5000	5400	5350	5050	5450	5400	5000	5300	5300	5000	5350	5300	5050	5350	5200	4950

	5:54	—	—	5:54	—	—	5:52	—	—	5:52	—	—	5:52	—	—	5:52	—	—
	—	6:00	—	—	6:00	—	—	6:00	—	—	6:00	—	—	6:00	—	—	6:00	—

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Fri morning, min -5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Wed 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	17°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 119).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 2 hours ago	18°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Fresh winds from the S (31 kph at 170).	10.0 km Low: broken
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	22°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Moderate winds from the N (26 kph at 10).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
Shell Mera Airport 100 km SSE 2474m alt. 2 hours ago	26°C	Shower - in the vicinity.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken High: broken
Jumandy Airport 104 km ESE 376m alt. 2 hours ago	32°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Riobamb / himborazo Airport 107 km S 2796m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (30 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: broken
Gen Rivadeneira Airport 138 km SW 10m alt. 2 hours ago	31°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered High: broken
Coc / rancisco Airport 164 km E 220m alt. 2 hours ago	29°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (15 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Maca / dmundo Carvajal Airportl 183 km S 1052m alt. 2 hours ago	26°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (9 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
Tulcan 184 km NNE 2940m alt. 2 hours ago	18°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: scattered

* 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.