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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 12 am Tue 10 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Tue 10 Mar Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sat night).
		Tuesday 10			Wednesday 11			Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	heavy snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear
km/h	S	S	SSW	WSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW
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cm	4	1	13	3	2	3	4	1	2	—	—	2	—	—	1	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-3	-4	-5	-4	-4	-5	-4	-4	-5	-4	-4	-6	-3	-4	-5	-3	-4	-5
min °C	-5	-4	-5	-5	-4	-4	-5	-4	-5	-7	-4	-5	-7	-4	-5	-6	-4	-5	-7
chill °C	-11	-10	-11	-11	-11	-10	-11	-12	-14	-17	-13	-13	-14	-9	-10	-12	-10	-13	-16

Freezing level m	5000	5250	5250	4950	5250	5250	4950	5150	5200	4900	5250	5250	4800	5250	5350	4900	5300	5350	4900
Cloud base (m)	3700	5500	3700	5400			3650	3750	4700	4650		5250			5400		9200	5500	9300

	—	6:20	—	—	6:20	—	—	6:18	—	—	6:18	—	—	6:18	—	—	6:18	—	—
	—	—	6:27	—	—	6:27	—	—	6:25	—	—	6:25	—	—	6:25	—	—	6:24	—

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the SW 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. 39 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 291).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 42 minutes ago	9° C	Dry and cloudy.	Wind obs. (11 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: few Mid: overcast
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Light rain .	Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.	6.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered High: overcast
Shell Mera Airport 100 km SSE 2474m alt. 42 minutes ago	20° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (13 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: broken
AEP Yuracrucito 118 km NNE 2952m alt. 42 minutes ago	11° C	-	Wind obs. (13 kph from 139 degs) was rejected.
Ipiale / an Luis Airport 189 km NNE 2905m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 280).	10.0 km
Guayaqui / osé Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport 226 km SSW 211m alt. 2 hours ago	24° C	Light rain .	Wind obs. (7 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken High: broken
Cuenc / ariscal Airport 249 km S 2531m alt. 42 minutes ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 80).	10.0 km Low: broken
Mant / loy Alfaro International Airport 250 km WSW 190m alt. 2 hours ago	25° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 140).	10.0 km Low: broken
Puerto Asis 252 km ENE 254m alt. 2 hours ago	22° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 1).

* 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.