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Capitol Peak Weather Forecast
Elk Mountains · United StatesIssued: 11 am Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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Issued: 11 am Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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3 Capitol Peak Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations: Days 1–3 Weather SummaryA light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri morning, strong winds from the SW by Sun night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryA moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon morning, light winds from the W by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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clear | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | snow shwrs | some clouds | rain shwrs | snow shwrs | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | |
Cloud base (m) | 5400 | 4800 | 4350 | 2800 | 4450 | 3850 | 4900 | 2900 | 2800 | |||||||||
km/h | ||||||||||||||||||
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 5 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -4 | -8 | -9 |
min °C | 1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | 0 | -2 | -1 | 1 | -3 | -3 | 0 | -3 | -2 | 2 | -3 | -7 | -9 | -10 |
chill °C | -3 | -7 | -5 | -8 | -6 | -9 | -8 | -5 | -12 | -12 | -7 | -12 | -10 | -5 | -11 | -16 | -16 | -20 |
Freezing level m | 4400 | 4600 | 4250 | 3950 | 4400 | 4100 | 4100 | 4650 | 4100 | 3800 | 4400 | 4100 | 3950 | 4600 | 4050 | 3550 | 3100 | 2700 |
 | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — |
 | — | 6:38 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | 6:30 | — |
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Capitol Peak Weather (Days 0-3):
The weather forecast for Capitol Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Fri morning, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri morning, strong winds from the SW by Sun night).
Capitol Peak Weather (Days 3-6):
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Tue afternoon, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon morning, light winds from the W by Wed 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.
| Weather Station | Temp. | Weather | Wind | Gusts | Cloud / Visibility |
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lightning 17km S of Carbondale |  | ||||
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lightning 21km WSW of Crested Butte | | ||||
lightning 27km WNW of Gunnison | | ||||
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Leadville Airport | | ||||
* 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.
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