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Capitol Peak Weather Forecast

Elk Mountains · United States

Issued: 11 pm Sat 17 Oct Local Time

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3 Capitol Peak Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri morning).
		Sunday 18			Monday 19			Tuesday 20			Wednesday 21			Thursday 22
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	light snow	some clouds
Cloud base (m)	9700		6000	5850		4150	3050	4600	4050	4250	5850	4750			3300	3150
km/h	SW	SW	W	SSW	S	SSW	S	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
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mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	-1	0	-3	-2	0	-3	-1	0	-1	1	2	1	0	-1	-1
min °C	-2	-2	-1	-4	-3	-1	-4	-3	0	-2	-2	2	-1	-2	-1	-3
chill °C	-5	-5	-4	-6	-6	-4	-9	-8	-6	-8	-8	-3	-8	-9	-7	-11

Freezing level m	4150	4000	4350	3850	3850	4250	3750	3900	4350	4050	4050	4600	4250	4050	4050	3950

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Capitol Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Capitol Peak is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Sun afternoon, min -4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Capitol Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

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. 3 hours ago	3°C	Clear	Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.	16 km
Mt. Crested Butte 29 km SSE 2926m alt. 2 hours ago	12°C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 195).
Carbondale 30 km NW 1889.8m alt. 2 hours ago	-1°C	-	Calm (0 kph at 144).
Catherine wx 34 km N 2286m alt. 52 minutes ago	3°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 61).
Funston wx 51 km NW 1836m alt. 2 hours ago	2°C	-	Calm (0 kph at 337).
Eagle County Region Airport 55 km NNE 1991m alt. 3 hours ago	2°C	Clear	Wind obs. (6 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.	16 km
Leadville Airport 67 km E 2993m alt. 3 hours ago	-2°C	Clear	Wind obs. (6 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.	16 km
Edwards 68 km NE 2181m alt. 50 minutes ago		Dry	Calm (0 kph at 144).
Gunnison 68 km SSE 2352m alt. 1 hour ago	-1°C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Rifle Airport 70 km WNW 1631m alt. 3 hours ago	5°C	Clear	Calm (0 kph at 0).	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.