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Capitol Peak Weather Forecast

Elk Mountains · United States

Issued: 11 pm Sun 13 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 11 pm Sun 13 Sep Local Time

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3 Capitol Peak Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun night, min 2°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 11mm) heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min 0°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
		Monday 14			Tuesday 15			Wednesday 16			Thursday 17			Friday 18
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	risk tstorm	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	light snow	light rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)	4300	4550	4650	4050	4300	5200	4600	4800	4600		2800	3000	4150	4700	4750
km/h	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	S	SSW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	WSW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	5	2	0.5	2	0.6	—	1.9	0.6	1.5	2	0.6	4	0.7	0.9	2	0.3
max °C	6	4	5	4	4	6	4	4	5	4	2	3	2	3	4	2
min °C	3	3	4	2	3	6	3	3	5	1	2	2	2	2	4	0
chill °C	-3	-3	-1	-3	-1	1	-1	-1	2	-3	-2	-2	-3	-2	0	-4

Freezing level m	5050	4750	5050	4700	4700	5150	4800	4800	5050	4900	4650	4800	4650	4600	4850	4400

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Capitol Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Capitol Peak is: Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sun night, min 2°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Capitol Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 11mm) heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed night, min 0°C on Fri 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
lightning 16km W of Snowmass Village 9 km NW 3239m alt. 31 minutes ago		Thunderstorm
lightning 12km SSW of Basalt 13 km N 2710m alt. 2 hours ago		Thunderstorm
lightning 31km SSW of Carbondale 20 km WSW 2669m alt. 45 minutes ago		Thunderstorm
Aspen Airport 21 km ENE 2330m alt. 2 hours ago	16°C	Thunderstorm - in the vicinity.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.	14 km Mid: broken High: overcast
Carbondale 30 km NW 1889.8m alt. 44 minutes ago	14°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 115).
Catherine wx 34 km N 2286m alt. 1 hour ago	17°C	Dry	Light winds from the SE (11 kph at 135).
lightning 25km N of Paonia 42 km WSW 2716m alt. 1 hour ago		Thunderstorm
lightning 33km ESE of Aspen 47 km ESE 3284m alt. 1 hour ago		Thunderstorm
lightning 34km ENE of Crested Butte 50 km ESE 3152m alt. 1 hour ago		Thunderstorm
Funston wx 51 km NW 1836m alt. 2 hours ago	16°C	-	Calm (0 kph at 315).

* 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.