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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 6 am Tue 19 May Local Time
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Issued: 6 am Tue 19 May Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -5°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 19			Wednesday 20			Thursday 21			Friday 22			Saturday 23			Sunday 24
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	snow shwrs	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	light snow	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear
km/h	SSE	SSW	WSW	SW	SW	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	E	NE	N	N	WNW	W
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cm	3	1	—	—	1	—	—	1	4	1	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-4	-4	-5	-3	-4	-5	-4	-4	-5	-5	-4	-4	-3	-4	-4	-3	-4	-5
min °C	-4	-5	-5	-4	-5	-5	-4	-5	-5	-5	-4	-5	-4	-4	-5	-4	-5	-5
chill °C	-8	-10	-9	-10	-9	-9	-10	-11	-9	-10	-10	-10	-9	-8	-7	-4	-9	-9

Freezing level m	5150	5200	4900	5150	5250	4900	5200	5250	4900	5050	5250	5100	5250	5200	5050	5250	5250	4900
Cloud base (m)	3700	3750		3750		3650	3750	4300	3650	3700	3750	3750	3700	3650	3650	3750	3650

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -5°C on Fri morning). 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. 2 hours ago	13° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 119).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Moderate winds from the S (20 kph at 170).	10.0 km Low: broken
Ambato Aeropuerto 58 km S 2520m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SE (7 kph at 140).	10.0 km Low: broken Mid: broken
AmbatoAeropuerto 61 km S 2591m alt. 2 hours ago	13° C	-	Light winds from the SE (7 kph at 140).	30 km Mid: mostly cloudy
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 2 hours ago	23° C	-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: few
Shell Mera Airport 100 km SSE 2474m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken High: overcast
Jumandy Airport 104 km ESE 376m alt. 2 hours ago	25° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Riobamb / himborazo Airport 107 km S 2796m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.	10.0 km Low: broken
AEP Yuracrucito 118 km NNE 2952m alt. 1 hour ago	18° C	-	Calm (4 kph at 300).
Gen Rivadeneira Airport 138 km SW 10m alt. 2 hours ago	28° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SSW (6 kph at 210).	10.0 km Low: few 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.