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Capitol Peak Weather Forecast

Elk Mountains · United States

Issued: 11 pm Mon 12 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 -3°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon night, light winds from the NE by Thu afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
		Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15			Friday 16			Saturday 17
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	mod. snow	heavy snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)		2800	3550	2900	2800	2800	2800	2800	2850	2950			2800			9150
km/h	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	WNW	N	NE	E	E	ESE	SSE	SSW	W	SW
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cm	9	3	2	—	7	18	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-4	-3	-5	-7	-8	-9	-8	-7	-7	-4	-3	-4	-3	-2	-3
min °C	-6	-6	-4	-6	-7	-9	-10	-9	-7	-8	-5	-3	-4	-4	-2	-5
chill °C	-16	-16	-13	-14	-14	-13	-16	-14	-10	-14	-11	-7	-8	-7	-5	-9

Freezing level m	3750	3200	3900	3400	3200	3000	2800	2700	3150	3000	3500	3850	3700	3650	4050	3750

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	—	—	6:32	—	—	6:30	—	—	6:30	—	—	6:28	—	—	6:27	—

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 -3°C on Mon night, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon night, light winds from the NE by Thu afternoon).

Capitol Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Thu 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. 2 hours ago	8°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km Low: scattered
Carbondale 30 km NW 1889.8m alt. 59 minutes ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 63).
Catherine wx 34 km N 2286m alt. 2 hours ago	7°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 12).
Funston wx 51 km NW 1836m alt. 1 hour ago	9°C	-	Calm (0 kph at 225).
Eagle County Region Airport 55 km NNE 1991m alt. 2 hours ago	11°C	Light rain .	Calm (0 kph at 0).	10 km Low: overcast
Leadville Airport 67 km E 2993m alt. 2 hours ago	8°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the SSE (19 kph at 160).	16 km Low: broken
Edwards 68 km NE 2181m alt. 2 hours ago	8°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 241).
Gunnison 68 km SSE 2352m alt. 1 hour ago	8°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Rifle Airport 70 km WNW 1631m alt. 2 hours ago	11°C	Light rain .	Light winds from the NNE (11 kph at 30).	16 km Low: broken Mid: overcast
Gunnison Airport 72 km SSE 2352m alt. 2 hours ago	9°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (9 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.	16 km Low: scattered Mid: broken High: broken

* 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.