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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 12 am Mon 09 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Mon 09 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 -6°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, moderate winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).
		Monday 9			Tuesday 10			Wednesday 11			Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear	clear	snow shwrs	some clouds
km/h	SW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW
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cm	—	4	5	1	1	9	7	2	4	4	—	1	—	—	1	—	—	1	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-4	-5	-5	-3	-4	-5	-4	-5	-5	-3	-4	-5	-4	-5	-6	-3	-4	-5
min °C	-6	-5	-5	-5	-4	-4	-5	-4	-5	-5	-4	-5	-6	-4	-6	-6	-4	-5	-5
chill °C	-14	-13	-12	-12	-11	-11	-11	-11	-13	-13	-13	-15	-16	-13	-16	-15	-11	-12	-11

Freezing level m	5050	5150	5150	4950	5300	5200	5000	5200	5100	5000	5150	5300	4950	5250	5200	4750	5250	5350	4900
Cloud base (m)	4150	4400		3700	4100		3650	3700	3800	3750	4150	4750	4800	5350	5250			5150	4350

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	—	—	6:27	—	—	6:27	—	—	6:27	—	—	6:25	—	—	6:25	—	—	6:25	—

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 -6°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, moderate winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

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. 56 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 275).
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Moderate rain .	Wind obs. (6 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.	8.0 km Low: scattered Mid: overcast
Ipiale / an Luis Airport 189 km NNE 2905m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 250).	10.0 km
Guayaqui / osé Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport 226 km SSW 211m alt. 2 hours ago	27° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: broken
Mant / loy Alfaro International Airport 250 km WSW 190m alt. 1 hour ago	24° C	Dry and cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 170).	10.0 km Low: overcast
Puerto Asis 252 km ENE 254m alt. 2 hours ago	24° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 1).
Pasto-Antonio Nariño Airport 266 km NNE 1709m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	Moderate rain .	Calm (2 kph at 1).	8.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered High: broken
Tumac / a Florid 278 km N 6m alt. 2 hours ago	25° C	-	Light winds from the NW (6 kph at 320).
Puerto Guzmán wx 289 km NE 511m alt. 58 minutes ago	24° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 89).
lightning 114km ENE of Gualaquiza 310 km SSE 260m alt. 41 minutes ago		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.