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Capitol Peak Weather Forecast

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Issued: 10 am Thu 12 Nov 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 Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Sat night).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, near gales from the SW by Tue night).
	Thursday 12			Friday 13			Saturday 14			Sunday 15			Monday 16			Tuesday 17
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	mod. snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)					9150	4550	3600	2800	2800	2950	3400	2850	8450	8900			4250	2800
km/h	N	WSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SW	SSW	NW	NW	WNW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SW
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	22
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-2	-3	-4	-4	-7	-9	-10	-10	-7	-6	-6	-5	-4	-5	-5	-5	-9
min °C	-5	-2	-5	-5	-6	-9	-9	-11	-12	-9	-7	-7	-6	-5	-6	-7	-7	-14
chill °C	-9	-4	-11	-11	-12	-17	-16	-15	-12	-17	-13	-10	-11	-11	-14	-15	-17	-26

Freezing level m	3900	4000	3650	3650	3500	3150	3100	2700	2450	2950	3000	3000	3500	3450	3250	3450	3350	2400

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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 Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu afternoon, min -12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Sat night).

Capitol Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, near gales from the SW by Tue night).

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	15°C	Clear	Wind obs. (13 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.	16 km
Carbondale 30 km NW 1889.8m alt. 2 hours ago	15°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 297).
Catherine wx 34 km N 2286m alt. 1 hour ago	15°C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 295).
Funston wx 51 km NW 1836m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 293).
Eagle County Region Airport 55 km NNE 1991m alt. 2 hours ago	13°C	Clear	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km
Leadville Airport 67 km E 2993m alt. 49 minutes ago	12°C	Clear	Light winds from the N (6 kph at 1).	16 km
Edwards 68 km NE 2181m alt. 1 hour ago	17°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 73).
Gunnison 68 km SSE 2352m alt. 34 minutes ago	14°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 190).
Rifle Airport 70 km WNW 1631m alt. 2 hours ago	14°C	Clear	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km
Gunnison Airport 72 km SSE 2352m alt. 2 hours ago	12°C	Clear	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km

* 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.