Cotopaxi weather
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Cotopaxi
Weather Forecast, Ecuador

Issued: 12 am Fri 25 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon morning, min -6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
20
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
15
ENE
20
E
15
E
25
E
20
ESE
25
E
15
E
10
E
 cm 
3
3
8
7
2.0
4
6
3
3
6
1.0
4
7
8
1.0
1.0
1.0
2.0
4
 mm 
max°C
-5
-4
-4
-5
-4
-4
-5
-4
-4
-5
-3
-4
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-6
min°C
-6
-4
-5
-6
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-6
-4
-5
-6
-5
-5
-6
-5
-5
-6
chill°C 
-11
-8
-11
-10
-11
-11
-10
-11
-12
-13
-11
-11
-12
-11
-12
-12
-12
-11
-12
Freezing level (m
4950
5350
5150
4900
5150
5150
4950
5000
5200
4950
5250
5200
5000
5000
5150
4900
5000
5050
4850
Cloud base (m)
3700
4500
3700
3700
3700
3650
3650
3700
3650
3650
4200
3750
3700
3900
3700
3650
3700
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-6-4-5-6-5-5-5-5-5-6-4-5-6-5-5-6-5-5-6-121-121-111-121-101-100-1697687677687667566512151211141311121311141311121311121211
Sunrise
6:07
6:07
6:07
6:07
6:07
6:07
Sunset
6:14
6:14
6:14
6:13
6:13
6:13

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Cotopaxi Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Cotopaxi is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -6°C on Thu 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 -3°C on Mon morning, min -6°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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
26 km SW
3200m alt.
1 hour ago
7° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 236).
0
59 km S
2519m alt.
41 minutes ago
18° C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
0
Quito New International Airport
63 km N
2400m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
lightning 21km WSW of Santo Domingo de los Colorados
106 km W
329m alt.
25 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
lightning 58km ENE of Rosa Zarate
118 km NW
567m alt.
58 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
AEP Yuracrucito
119 km NNE
2952m alt.
45 minutes ago
11° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 83).
7
lightning 59km SE of San Lorenzo
164 km N
1460m alt.
3 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Ipiale / an Luis Airport
189 km NNE
2905m alt.
2 hours ago
9° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
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: broken
Mid: broken
lightning 28km SE of Tumaco
249 km N
29m alt.
55 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm

* 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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