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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 12 am Sun 29 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Sun 29 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 Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Tue night, light winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon).
		Sunday 29			Monday 30			Tuesday 31			Wednesday 1			Thursday 2			Friday 3
	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	some clouds	snow shwrs	mod. snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds
km/h	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	N	N	N	NNW	N
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cm	—	1	5	—	2	7	7	3	3	—	—	2	—	1	4	—	1	5	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-4	-5	-6	-5	-5	-6	-5	-5	-6	-4	-5	-7	-4	-5	-6	-4	-5	-6
min °C	-6	-4	-6	-6	-5	-6	-7	-6	-6	-7	-5	-6	-7	-5	-6	-7	-6	-5	-6
chill °C	-14	-12	-15	-15	-12	-14	-16	-14	-15	-17	-13	-14	-16	-12	-14	-15	-13	-11	-11

Freezing level m	4900	5250	5200	4900	5150	5100	4850	5050	5050	4800	5150	5150	4700	5150	5150	4800	5100	5200	4850
Cloud base (m)	4300		5000	4650	4850		3750	4850	4900	6150		5200	6650		5750	6250	4700	5800	3700

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	—	—	6:21	—	—	6:21	—	—	6:20	—	—	6:20	—	—	6:20	—	—	6:19	—

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun morning, min -7°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Tue night, light winds from the NNW by Fri 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. 52 minutes ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 200).
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	14° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Ipiale / an Luis Airport 189 km NNE 2905m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 1).	10.0 km
Guayaqui / osé Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport 226 km SSW 211m alt. 2 hours ago	26° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SW (11 kph at 220).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered
Acuapasto wx 246 km NNE 2627m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	-	Light winds from the SSE (6 kph at 152).
Mant / loy Alfaro International Airport 250 km WSW 190m alt. 1 hour ago	25° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 160).	10.0 km Low: scattered
Puerto Asis 252 km ENE 254m alt. 2 hours ago	24° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 1).
lightning 25km SSW of Tumaco 255 km N 7m alt. 2 hours ago		Thunderstorm
Pasto-Antonio Nariño Airport 266 km NNE 1709m alt. 2 hours ago		Fog -.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.	0.1 km
Tumac / a Florid 278 km N 6m alt. 2 hours ago	25° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 70).

* 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.