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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 6 am Thu 16 Apr Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Thu 16 Apr Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 16			Friday 17			Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds
km/h	N	NW	WNW	WSW	WSW	NW	W	WNW	WNW	WSW	W	W	WSW	W	WSW	WNW	W	W
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cm	2	4	1	3	2	—	1	1	—	3	1	—	2	2	10	1	1	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-4	-4	-4	-4	-5	-4	-4	-6	-5	-4	-6	-4	-4	-6	-4	-5	-6
min °C	-3	-5	-5	-5	-5	-6	-4	-5	-6	-6	-6	-7	-4	-5	-7	-5	-5	-7
chill °C	-3	-10	-10	-7	-9	-9	-8	-11	-12	-12	-11	-12	-8	-10	-14	-11	-12	-14

Freezing level m	5350	5250	5050	5050	5200	4800	5200	5200	4700	4850	5150	4700	5200	5200	4800	5050	5150	4700
Cloud base (m)	4150	3700	3650	3700		4800	5400			3700	3650	5150	4350	4800	3700	3700	4800	4100

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu morning, min -6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Sun 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. 1 hour ago	10° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 291).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 2 hours ago	9° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 40).	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: scattered
Ambato Aeropuerto 58 km S 2520m alt. 50 minutes ago	13° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (4 kph at 10).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Light rain .	Calm (4 kph at 100).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
Shell Mera Airport 100 km SSE 2474m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered High: broken
Jumandy Airport 104 km ESE 376m alt. 50 minutes ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km High: few
Riobamb / himborazo Airport 107 km S 2796m alt. 50 minutes ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken High: broken
AEP Yuracrucito 118 km NNE 2952m alt. 50 minutes ago	12° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 268).
Gen Rivadeneira Airport 138 km SW 10m alt. 1 hour ago	26° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
Coc / rancisco Airport 164 km E 220m alt. 50 minutes ago	25° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken

* 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.