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Capitol Peak Weather Forecast

Elk Mountains · United States

Issued: 11 pm Sat 10 Oct 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 Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sat night, near gales from the SW by Mon night).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the NNW by Wed night).
		Sunday 11			Monday 12			Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	3450	3300	4300			4250	4100	2800	3200	3600	2950	2950	2850	2800	3400
km/h	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	NNW	NNW	N	N
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cm	—	—	—	3	—	—	1	4	1	—	4	7	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	0	2	3	-1	-2	0	-3	-5	-4	-5	-7	-8	-9	-6	-4	-5
min °C	-2	-1	0	-4	-4	-1	-5	-6	-5	-6	-7	-9	-10	-9	-4	-5
chill °C	-9	-8	-8	-13	-13	-9	-15	-16	-13	-15	-16	-17	-17	-17	-11	-11

Freezing level m	4050	4150	4700	4050	3550	4300	3700	3200	3600	3500	3200	3050	2750	2900	3650	3450

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	—	—	6:36	—	—	6:34	—	—	6:32	—	—	6:30	—	—	6:30	—

Capitol Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Capitol Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sat night, near gales from the SW by Mon night).

Capitol Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the NNW by Wed night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Capitol Peak at the specific elevation of 4307 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	9°C	Dry and cloudy.	Calm.(Wind varies from 006 to 012 degs) (0 kph at 0).	16 km Low: broken Mid: overcast
Carbondale 30 km NW 1889.8m alt. 43 minutes ago	10°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 117).
Catherine wx 34 km N 2286m alt. 55 minutes ago	7°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 355).
Funston wx 51 km NW 1836m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	-	Calm (0 kph at 337).
Eagle County Region Airport 55 km NNE 1991m alt. 2 hours ago	10°C	Dry and cloudy.	Wind obs. (9 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.	16 km Low: overcast
Leadville Airport 67 km E 2993m alt. 3 hours ago	6°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km Low: broken
Edwards 68 km NE 2181m alt. 1 hour ago	7°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 249).
Gunnison 68 km SSE 2352m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 190).
Rifle Airport 70 km WNW 1631m alt. 3 hours ago	12°C	Dry and cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km Low: scattered Mid: overcast
Gunnison Airport 72 km SSE 2352m alt. 2 hours ago	10°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km Low: scattered

* 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.