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Capitol Peak Weather Forecast

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Issued: 5 pm Tue 13 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 5 pm Tue 13 Oct Local Time

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3 Capitol Peak Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NE by Thu afternoon).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 13		Wednesday 14			Thursday 15			Friday 16			Saturday 17			Sunday 18
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	3850	2900	2800	2800	2800	2800	3000	3100								6600
km/h	SW	SSW	S	S	NNW	N	NE	ENE	ESE	E	SE	SSE	SW	SSW	NNW	NW	NW
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cm	—	2	5	14	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	-5	-6	-8	-9	-8	-6	-6	-3	-2	-2	-2	-1	-3	-3	-2	-4
min °C	-3	-6	-6	-10	-11	-9	-7	-7	-5	-2	-3	-3	-2	-4	-4	-3	-4
chill °C	-11	-14	-14	-16	-19	-15	-12	-13	-10	-4	-6	-7	-4	-7	-7	-8	-9

Freezing level m	4100	3550	3400	3050	2650	2750	3250	3050	3550	4000	3950	3850	4200	3850	3650	4050	3700

	—	—	7:16	—	—	7:16	—	—	7:18	—	—	7:18	—	—	7:20	—	—
	6:32	—	—	6:30	—	—	6:30	—	—	6:28	—	—	6:27	—	—	6:24	—

Capitol Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Capitol Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NE by Thu afternoon).

Capitol Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

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	7°C	-	Wind obs. (9 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.	16 km Low: few Mid: few High: scattered
Carbondale 30 km NW 1889.8m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 312).
Catherine wx 34 km N 2286m alt. 1 hour ago	6°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 206 degs) was rejected.
Funston wx 51 km NW 1836m alt. 1 hour ago	7°C	-	Calm (0 kph at 184).
Eagle County Region Airport 55 km NNE 1991m alt. 3 hours ago	10°C	Dry and cloudy.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.	16 km Low: overcast
Leadville Airport 67 km E 2993m alt. 3 hours ago	3°C	Light rain .	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km Low: broken Mid: broken High: overcast
Edwards 68 km NE 2181m alt. 57 minutes ago	8°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 238).
Gunnison 68 km SSE 2352m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Rifle Airport 70 km WNW 1631m alt. 3 hours ago	9°C	Light rain .	Wind obs. (6 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.	11 km Low: overcast
Gunnison Airport 72 km SSE 2352m alt. 3 hours ago	8°C	Dry and cloudy.	Wind obs. (17 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.	16 km Low: broken Mid: overcast

* 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.