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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador
Issued: 12 am Wed 11 Mar Local Time
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Issued: 12 am Wed 11 Mar Local Time

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4 Cotopaxi Elevations: 4 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, strong winds from the W by Mon morning).
		Wednesday 11			Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	some clouds
km/h	SSW	S	S	WSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	WNW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	W	W	W
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cm	5	2	2	—	1	3	—	—	2	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-5	-4	-4	-5	-4	-4	-6	-4	-4	-5	-3	-4	-5	-3	-3	-6	-4	-4	-7
min °C	-6	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-6	-4	-5	-5	-4	-5	-6	-4	-5	-7	-5	-6	-7
chill °C	-12	-11	-8	-10	-11	-12	-14	-12	-12	-11	-8	-10	-11	-9	-13	-16	-14	-15	-16

Freezing level m	4950	5050	5150	5000	5100	5200	4900	5250	5200	4950	5300	5350	4950	5350	5400	4850	5250	5300	4700
Cloud base (m)	3650	3700	3700	4300				4750		4550	5100	5200	9100	9550	5450	9500		5250	6100

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	—	—	6:27	—	—	6:25	—	—	6:25	—	—	6:25	—	—	6:24	—	—	6:24	—

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed morning, min -6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night).

Cotopaxi Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, strong winds from the W by Mon morning).

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 180).
Latacung / otopaxi Airport 33 km SSW 2768m alt. 54 minutes ago	10° C	Light rain .	Calm (4 kph at 190).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
Quito New International Airport 63 km N 2400m alt. 1 hour ago	13° C	Light rain .	Calm (2 kph at 1).	8.0 km Low: broken Mid: overcast
Shell Mera Airport 100 km SSE 2474m alt. 54 minutes ago	19° C	Light rain .	Light winds from the NW (7 kph at 310).	1.0 km Low: overcast
Ipiale / an Luis Airport 189 km NNE 2905m alt. 2 hours ago	10° C	Shower light rain shower.	Calm (2 kph at 1).	8.0 km Low: overcast
Guayaqui / osé Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport 226 km SSW 211m alt. 2 hours ago		Thunderstorm heavy rain thunderstorm.	Wind obs. (9 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.	4.0 km Low: scattered Mid: few High: broken
Acuapasto wx 246 km NNE 2627m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	-	Calm (2 kph at 157).
Cuenc / ariscal Airport 249 km S 2531m alt. 54 minutes ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 110).	10.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken High: overcast
Mant / loy Alfaro International Airport 250 km WSW 190m alt. 2 hours ago	25° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SE (6 kph at 140).	10.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered
Puerto Asis 252 km ENE 254m alt. 2 hours ago	23° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).

* 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.