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Capitol Peak Weather Forecast

Elk Mountains · United States

Issued: 11 pm Tue 20 Oct Local Time

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3 Capitol Peak Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri night, calm by Sun night).
		Wednesday 21			Thursday 22			Friday 23			Saturday 24			Sunday 25
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	light snow	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	8400	6150		2800	2800	2800	2800	3050	4850		4350		2800	2850	3500	3350
km/h	SW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	SSW	SW	NNW
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cm	—	—	1	4	4	4	6	—	—	—	—	1	25	2	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	1	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1	-5	-3	-4	-7	-8	-7	-8
min °C	-2	-1	-2	-2	-2	-3	-3	-3	-4	-5	-4	-5	-10	-9	-7	-9
chill °C	-8	-7	-8	-9	-8	-9	-11	-11	-13	-14	-12	-13	-17	-14	-14	-14

Freezing level m	4050	4150	4050	3950	3900	3850	3950	3800	4100	3600	3650	3800	3150	3100	3350	3000

	—	7:22	—	—	7:24	—	—	7:24	—	—	7:26	—	—	7:26	—	—
	—	—	6:21	—	—	6:20	—	—	6:17	—	—	6:16	—	—	6:15	—

Capitol Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Capitol Peak is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -4°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Capitol Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sat morning, min -10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri night, calm by Sun 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. 3 hours ago	2°C	Clear	Light winds from the SSE (6 kph at 150).	16 km
Carbondale 30 km NW 1889.8m alt. 27 minutes ago	2°C	-	Calm (0 kph at 177).
Catherine wx 34 km N 2286m alt. 37 minutes ago	3°C	Dry	Wind obs. (6 kph from 48 degs) was rejected.
Funston wx 51 km NW 1836m alt. 1 hour ago	4°C	-	Calm (0 kph at 283).
Eagle County Region Airport 55 km NNE 1991m alt. 2 hours ago	3°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km Low: broken
Leadville Airport 67 km E 2993m alt. 3 hours ago	-4°C	Clear	Wind obs. (6 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.	16 km
Edwards 68 km NE 2181m alt. 1 hour ago		Dry	Calm (0 kph at 138).
Gunnison 68 km SSE 2352m alt. 41 minutes ago	0°C	-	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Rifle Airport 70 km WNW 1631m alt. 3 hours ago	6°C	Clear	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km
Gunnison Airport 72 km SSE 2352m alt. 2 hours ago	-1°C	Clear	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 1).	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.