– Lat/Long: 39.15° N 107.08° W

Capitol Peak
Weather Forecast, United States
Issued: 5 pm Sun 17 May Local Time
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Issued: 5 pm Sun 17 May Local Time

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3 Capitol Peak Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Tue night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of snow on Thu night. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat morning, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).
	Sun 17		Monday 18			Tuesday 19			Wednesday 20			Thursday 21			Friday 22
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	risk tstorm	snow shwrs	mod. snow	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds
km/h	WSW	SSW	SSW	W	WSW	SW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	W	W	WNW
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cm	—	1	6	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	—
mm	0.4	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.6	—
max °C	6	3	-2	-1	-4	1	2	0	2	3	1	4	5	-2	1	3	2
min °C	3	-2	-5	-2	-5	-2	2	-2	0	3	-1	1	1	-4	-2	2	0
chill °C	-3	-8	-11	-8	-11	-7	-4	-6	-5	-2	-5	-3	-4	-8	-6	-2	-3

Freezing level m	3900	3250	3150	3200	2700	3100	3850	3400	3500	3900	3550	3650	4050	3000	3100	3800	3500
Cloud base (m)	5350	2750		3050	2800	2950	5000			5250	4550	5600	5300	2800	2900	3550	4850

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	8:15	—	—	8:16	—	—	8:16	—	—	8:17	—	—	8:19	—	—	8:20	—

Capitol Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Capitol Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min -5°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Capitol Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow on Thu night. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat morning, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the SW by Thu 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 2330m alt. 3 hours ago	14° C	-	Wind obs. (26 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.	16 km Low: few
Carbondale 30 km NW 1889.8m alt. 1 hour ago	12° C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 350).
Catherine wx 34 km N 2286m alt. 1 hour ago	9° C	Dry	Light winds from the NNW (10 kph at 336).
Funston wx 51 km NW 1836m alt. 1 hour ago	11° C	-	Calm (0 kph at 297).
Eagle County Region Airport 55 km NNE 1991m alt. 3 hours ago	12° C	-	Light winds from the WSW (11 kph at 250).	16 km Low: few
Leadville Airport 67 km E 2993m alt. 3 hours ago	9° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (13 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.	16 km Low: broken Mid: broken
Edwards 68 km NE 2181m alt. 1 hour ago	8° C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 28).
Gunnison 68 km SSE 2352m alt. 1 hour ago	14° C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 190).
Rifle Airport 70 km WNW 1631m alt. 3 hours ago	13° C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the NW (13 kph at 310).	16 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
lightning 4km ESE of Avon 72 km NE 2626m alt. 3 hours ago		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.