Cotopaxi weather
– Lat/Long: 0.68° S 78.44° W

Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador

Issued: 6 pm Tue 18 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
 km/h
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
N
0
SW
10
SSW
15
WNW
10
SW
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
 cm 
2
3
7
33
6
4
1
3
6
2
1
1
1
3
 mm 
max°C
-5
-5
-4
-4
-6
-4
-5
-6
-4
-5
-6
-4
-5
-5
-4
-4
-5
min°C
-5
-6
-5
-5
-7
-6
-6
-7
-4
-5
-7
-5
-5
-6
-4
-4
-6
chill°C 
-10
-10
-9
-5
-11
-10
-11
-10
-9
-11
-14
-12
-13
-13
-11
-11
-14
Freezing level (m
5150
4850
5150
5200
4800
4850
5100
4800
5250
5100
4850
5150
5150
4800
5250
5200
4750
Cloud base (m)
3650
3650
3850
3650
3700
4200
3650
5100
5050
5050
4850
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-5-6-5-5-7-5-6-7-4-5-7-5-5-6-4-4-61-121-201-221-221-221-175874765975874975121114139131211151311151310151310
Sunrise
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
Sunset
6:02
6:02
6:02
6:04
6:04
6:04

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
26 km SW
3200m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 90).
0
33 km SSW
2768m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Quito New International Airport
63 km N
2400m alt.
59 minutes ago
14° C
clear
Fog -.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
0.4 km
Low: overcast
AEP Yuracrucito
118 km NNE
2952m alt.
43 minutes ago
10° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 38 degs) was rejected.
226 km SSW
211m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
lightning 33km N of Ricaurte
244 km NNE
593m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
246 km NNE
2627m alt.
1 hour ago
12° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 158).
5
Cuenc / ariscal Airport
249 km S
2531m alt.
2 hours ago
-
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Mant / loy Alfaro International Airport
250 km WSW
190m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: broken
ASCATC280E0N
260 km W
15m alt.
2 hours ago
25
Moderate winds from the SW
(25 kph at 226).
- km

* 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.

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