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Capitol Peak Weather Forecast

Elk Mountains · United States

Issued: 11 am Thu 17 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 11 am Thu 17 Sep Local Time

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3 Capitol Peak Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Becoming milder with light rain (total 6mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, strong winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).
	Thursday 17			Friday 18			Saturday 19			Sunday 20			Monday 21			Tuesday 22
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	cloudy	light snow	rain shwrs	light snow	light snow	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)	2800	2800	4750	2900	2900	4750	4900	5900	4400		4750	9150		5500	6700	3300		4700
km/h	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SSW	SW	WSW	SW	W	W	W	W	WSW	SSW	SSW	WSW	WSW
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cm	—	1	—	1	2	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—
mm	—	3	2	0.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	2	1	2	4	2	1	2	0
min °C	2	2	2	1	1	0	1	2	-2	-1	2	0	0	3	-2	-2	1	0
chill °C	-3	-3	-3	-3	-3	-5	-4	-4	-9	-7	-4	-4	-4	-1	-9	-8	-5	-5

Freezing level m	4650	4600	4700	4700	4600	4500	4400	4550	4400	4100	4600	4350	4300	4800	4500	3950	4550	4300

	6:50	—	—	6:52	—	—	6:52	—	—	6:52	—	—	6:54	—	—	6:54	—	—
	—	7:14	—	—	7:12	—	—	7:09	—	—	7:08	—	—	7:07	—	—	7:05	—

Capitol Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Capitol Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Becoming milder with light rain (total 6mm) on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Capitol Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, strong winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

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	16°C	Dry and cloudy.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.	16 km Low: overcast
Carbondale 30 km NW 1889.8m alt. 37 minutes ago	19°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 359).
Catherine wx 34 km N 2286m alt. 1 hour ago	16°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Funston wx 51 km NW 1836m alt. 36 minutes ago	22°C	-	Calm (0 kph at 228).
Eagle County Region Airport 55 km NNE 1991m alt. 2 hours ago	18°C	Dry and cloudy.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.	16 km Low: overcast
Leadville Airport 67 km E 2993m alt. 2 hours ago	13°C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the S (13 kph at 190).	16 km Low: broken Mid: overcast
Edwards 68 km NE 2181m alt. 34 minutes ago	18°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 272).
Gunnison 68 km SSE 2352m alt. 43 minutes ago	16°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Rifle Airport 70 km WNW 1631m alt. 2 hours ago	18°C	Dry and cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km Low: broken Mid: overcast
Gunnison Airport 72 km SSE 2352m alt. 2 hours ago	16°C	Light rain .	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km Low: few Mid: scattered High: 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.