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Capitol Peak Weather Forecast

Elk Mountains · United States

Issued: 11 pm Mon 19 Oct Local Time

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3 Capitol Peak Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Turning milder with light rain (total 3mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed morning, min 0°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Light rain (total 4mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).
		Tuesday 20			Wednesday 21			Thursday 22			Friday 23			Saturday 24
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	rain shwrs	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	3200		3950	4200	5750		2800	3050	2800	3100		4750	4300			2800
km/h	SE	WSW	W	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSW	SW	SW	S	SSW	SE
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cm	1	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
mm	—	0.1	0.1	—	—	0.3	0.6	0.9	1.3	4	0.1	0.1	—	—	0.4	—
max °C	1	3	5	4	6	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	-1	3	5	0
min °C	0	1	4	3	4	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	-1	0	3	-2
chill °C	-2	-1	2	0	1	-3	-2	-1	-2	-2	-4	-4	-5	-3	1	-6

Freezing level m	3700	3650	4250	4150	4150	4100	3800	4050	3800	3900	3650	3950	3400	3500	4100	3350

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	—	—	6:22	—	—	6:21	—	—	6:20	—	—	6:17	—	—	6:16	—

Capitol Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Capitol Peak is: A light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Turning milder with light rain (total 3mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Wed morning, min 0°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Capitol Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 4mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Capitol Peak at the specific elevation of 3500 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Capitol Peak. 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 Colorado.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Aspen Airport 21 km ENE 716m alt. 2 hours ago	6°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the S (9 kph at 180).	16 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Carbondale 30 km NW 1889.8m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 253).
Catherine wx 34 km N 2286m alt. 1 hour ago	6°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 44).
Funston wx 51 km NW 1836m alt. 2 hours ago	9°C	-	Calm (0 kph at 337).
Eagle County Region Airport 55 km NNE 671m alt. 2 hours ago	9°C	Dry and cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km Low: broken Mid: overcast
Leadville Airport 67 km E 716m alt. 2 hours ago	1°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km Low: broken
Edwards 68 km NE 2181m alt. 2 hours ago		Dry	Calm (0 kph at 125).
Gunnison 68 km SSE 2352m alt. 42 minutes ago	4°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Rifle Airport 70 km WNW 715m alt. 2 hours ago	11°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the E (11 kph at 100).	16 km Low: few Mid: broken
Gunnison Airport 72 km SSE 721m alt. 2 hours ago	6°C	Clear	Light winds from the N (9 kph at 1).	16 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.