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Capitol Peak Weather Forecast

Elk Mountains · United States

Issued: 11 am Sun 11 Oct Local Time

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3 Capitol Peak Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Light rain (total 6mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the S by Tue night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 11			Monday 12			Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15			Friday 16
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	snow shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	mod. snow	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	3600	4600	2800	3300	4300		2850	4400	3300	2800	2800	2800	2800	3250	3200
km/h	S	SSW	SW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	W	WNW	NNE	NNE	ENE	SSE	WNW	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	7	4	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	0.2	2	3	0.1	—	—	0.5	0.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	8	9	3	4	6	2	3	3	-1	-3	-4	-5	-2	0	0	3	5	3
min °C	3	4	0	1	5	-1	0	1	-3	-4	-4	-5	-5	0	-1	1	4	1
chill °C	-2	0	-6	-4	0	-6	-5	-4	-7	-7	-4	-8	-9	-3	-5	1	3	0

Freezing level m	4100	4650	3900	3600	4400	3750	3450	4000	3350	3050	2900	2650	2750	3550	3350	3700	4200	3900

	7:13	—	—	7:13	—	—	7:15	—	—	7:16	—	—	7:16	—	—	7:18	—	—
	—	6:36	—	—	6:34	—	—	6:32	—	—	6:30	—	—	6:30	—	—	6:28	—

Capitol Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Capitol Peak is: Light rain (total 6mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sun afternoon, min -3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the S by Tue night).

Capitol Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri afternoon, min -5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

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. 2 hours ago	20°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the S (13 kph at 170).	16 km Low: scattered
Carbondale 30 km NW 1889.8m alt. 34 minutes ago	18°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 126).
Catherine wx 34 km N 2286m alt. 1 hour ago	19°C	Dry	Light winds from the WSW (13 kph at 242).
Funston wx 51 km NW 1836m alt. 2 hours ago	26°C	-	Calm (0 kph at 323).
Eagle County Region Airport 55 km NNE 1991m alt. 2 hours ago	15°C	Clear	Light winds from the SW (7 kph at 220).	16 km
Leadville Airport 67 km E 2993m alt. 2 hours ago	14°C	-	Moderate winds from the SSE (26 kph at 160).	16 km Low: few
Edwards 68 km NE 2181m alt. 1 hour ago	21°C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 224).
Gunnison 68 km SSE 2352m alt. 39 minutes ago	23°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
Rifle Airport 70 km WNW 1631m alt. 2 hours ago	20°C	Dry and cloudy.	Wind obs. (11 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.	16 km Low: broken Mid: overcast
Gunnison Airport 72 km SSE 2352m alt. 2 hours ago	19°C	Clear	Wind obs. (41 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.	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.