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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 6 am Tue 31 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Tue 31 Mar 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 morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri night, calm by Sun night).
	Tuesday 31			Wednesday 1			Thursday 2			Friday 3			Saturday 4			Sunday 5
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	mod. snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	mod. snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds
km/h	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNE	NE	E	ESE	SE	NE
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cm	5	4	1	—	2	—	2	7	1	1	6	1	1	2	—	1	3	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-5	-6	-4	-5	-7	-5	-6	-7	-5	-5	-6	-5	-4	-6	-4	-5	-6
min °C	-6	-6	-8	-6	-6	-8	-6	-7	-7	-5	-6	-7	-5	-5	-6	-5	-5	-6
chill °C	-13	-14	-16	-14	-14	-17	-14	-16	-16	-12	-14	-15	-12	-9	-10	-11	-9	-9

Freezing level m	4800	5150	4700	5000	5200	4700	5050	5000	4850	5100	5150	4750	5150	5250	4850	5200	5150	4850
Cloud base (m)	3700	4550	3650	6450	5200	6600	6400	5700		4350		3650	4700	4850	3700	4750		5100

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Tue 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 Sat afternoon, min -7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri night, calm by Sun 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. 2 hours ago	9° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 327).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 3 hours ago	6° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (2 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
Ambato Aeropuerto 58 km S 2520m alt. 2 hours ago	12° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 20).	10.0 km Low: few
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 3 hours ago	10° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Shell Mera Airport 100 km SSE 2474m alt. 3 hours ago	19° C	Shower - in the vicinity.	Wind obs. (11 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: overcast
Jumandy Airport 104 km ESE 376m alt. 2 hours ago	22° C	Fog patches -.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	2.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Riobamb / himborazo Airport 107 km S 2796m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 30).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered
AEP Yuracrucito 118 km NNE 2952m alt. 2 hours ago	15° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 225 degs) was rejected.
Gen Rivadeneira Airport 138 km SW 10m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (11 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.	0.0 km
Coc / rancisco Airport 164 km E 220m alt. 2 hours ago	22° C	Fog patches -.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	3.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken High: overcast

* 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.