Capitol Peak
Weather Forecast, United States

Mount Whitney Alpenglow

Mount Whitney

 

Days 0-3 Capitol Peak Weather Summary:

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).

Days 3-6 Capitol Peak Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
Wind km/h
20 W20
30 NNW30
20 N20
15 N15
10 N10
5 WSW5
10 SW10
15 SW15
15 WSW15
5 NW5
5 WSW5
0 NW0
0 ENE0
10 SSE10
5 SW5
5 W5
0 W0
5 NNW5
snow shwrs snow shwrs clear clear clear clear clear clear some clouds clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear some clouds
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
2 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
High °C
-9 -14 -14 -11 -8 -4 -4 -5 -6 -5 -6 -3 -2 -4 -4 -4 -7 -7
Low °C
-12 -18 -18 -11 -11 -7 -5 -7 -7 -6 -7 -5 -3 -6 -6 -6 -9 -9
Chill °C
-17 -24 -23 -19 -11 -4 -8 -10 -12 -9 -6 -3 -2 -7 -7 -6 -7 -10
Freezing level m
1800 950 1350 1400 1400 2800 2650 2150 2600 2500 2200 3050 3000 2450 2800 2550 2000 2450
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop
-15-20-18-16-12-9-8-10-11-10-11-8-8-9-9-9-11-12-9-14-14-11-8-4-4-5-6-5-6-3-2-4-4-4-7-7-2-7-7-5-423-112-134123-20
Sunrise
- - 7:18 - - 7:18 - - 7:20 - - 7:20 - - 7:20 - - 7:22
Sunset
4:45 - - 4:45 - - 4:45 - - 4:45 - - 4:45 - - 4:46 - -

Issued local time.

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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Redstone
19 km WNW
2028m alt.
2 hours ago
-2° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 360).
Aspen Airport
21 km ENE
2354m alt.
41 minutes ago
-3.9° C
light snow
Light snow.
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 1).
3 km
Low: overcast
Mt. Crested Butte
29 km SSE
2926m alt.
1 hour ago
-6° C
-
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 336).
Carbondale
30 km NW
1889.8m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 164).
Sunlight (CO)
41 km WNW
3232m alt.
1 hour ago
-11° C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 210 to 330 degs)
(19 kph at 290).

* 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. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Capitol Peak and within an acceptable time window.