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Capitol Peak Weather Forecast

Elk Mountains · United States

Issued: 11 pm Mon 14 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 11 pm Mon 14 Sep Local Time

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3 Capitol Peak Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 13mm) heaviest on Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the S by Wed afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
		Tuesday 15			Wednesday 16			Thursday 17			Friday 18			Saturday 19
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	mod. rain	light snow	light snow	light rain	some clouds	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	clear
Cloud base (m)	3200		4850			3700	2800	2800	2800	6350	6850	4950	4450	4850		4200
km/h	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	W	WNW
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cm	2	—	—	—	—	—	4	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—
mm	0.4	0.3	0.8	1.2	1.2	7	0.4	—	1.8	—	0.1	1.5	—	—	—	—
max °C	2	5	6	4	5	3	2	2	2	2	4	5	2	1	1	0
min °C	1	3	4	3	4	2	2	2	2	1	2	3	0	0	-1	-2
chill °C	-4	-2	-1	-2	0	-2	-2	-2	-3	-4	-2	-1	-6	-6	-6	-8

Freezing level m	4700	4700	5100	4850	4850	4850	4650	4700	4650	4650	4550	5000	4400	4350	4500	4200

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	—	—	7:16	—	—	7:15	—	—	7:14	—	—	7:12	—	—	7:09	—

Capitol Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Capitol Peak is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 13mm) heaviest on Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Capitol Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Fri afternoon, min -2°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 716m alt. 2 hours ago	12°C	Light rain .	Light winds from the S (13 kph at 170).	16 km Low: few Mid: scattered High: overcast
Carbondale 30 km NW 1889.8m alt. 1 hour ago	13°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 318).
Catherine wx 34 km N 2286m alt. 4 hours ago	13°C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 345).
lightning 17km WSW of Crested Butte 37 km S 3019m alt. 28 minutes ago		Thunderstorm
lightning 9km ESE of Glenwood Springs 41 km NW 2190m alt. 3 hours ago		Thunderstorm
Funston wx 51 km NW 1836m alt. 50 minutes ago	12°C	-	Calm (0 kph at 337).
lightning 15km ESE of Paonia 54 km SSW 3379m alt. 43 minutes ago		Thunderstorm
Eagle County Region Airport 55 km NNE 671m alt. 2 hours ago	14°C	Dry and cloudy.	Light winds from the WSW (7 kph at 250).	16 km Low: overcast
Leadville Airport 67 km E 716m alt. 2 hours ago	7°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km Low: scattered
Edwards 68 km NE 2181m alt. 1 hour ago	11°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 260).

* 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.