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Capitol Peak Weather Forecast

Elk Mountains · United States

Issued: 5 pm Sat 10 Oct 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 Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Mon morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -11°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.
	Sat 10		Sunday 11			Monday 12			Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	clear	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	snow shwrs	heavy snow	heavy snow	clear	clear	clear
Cloud base (m)		3500	2850	4050	2850		4150		2900	2900	2950		3200	2800	2800	2850	2900
km/h	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	N	N	N
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cm	1	1	—	—	3	—	—	1	1	4	—	1	13	21	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-1	0	0	2	-2	-2	0	-3	-3	-5	-5	-5	-8	-10	-9	-7	-6
min °C	-1	-2	-1	1	-3	-4	-1	-6	-5	-6	-6	-6	-9	-11	-10	-7	-7
chill °C	-8	-9	-8	-6	-12	-13	-9	-16	-14	-14	-14	-16	-9	-17	-17	-15	-14

Freezing level m	4100	4050	4150	4650	4000	3600	4300	3800	3400	3450	3250	3350	3150	2700	2650	3100	2750

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	6:37	—	—	6:36	—	—	6:34	—	—	6:32	—	—	6:30	—	—	6:30	—

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 Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Mon morning).

Capitol Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -11°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

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. 3 hours ago	11°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Calm (0 kph at 0).	16 km Low: few Mid: scattered
Carbondale 30 km NW 1889.8m alt. 1 hour ago	13°C	Light rain.	Calm (0 kph at 215).
Catherine wx 34 km N 2286m alt. 2 hours ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (5 kph at 286).
Funston wx 51 km NW 1836m alt. 2 hours ago	11°C	-	Calm (0 kph at 316).
Eagle County Region Airport 55 km NNE 1991m alt. 3 hours ago	12°C	Clear	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 190).	16 km
lightning 5km NE of Silt 64 km WNW 1793m alt. 3 hours ago		Thunderstorm
lightning 7km N of New Castle 65 km WNW 2123m alt. 3 hours ago		Thunderstorm
Leadville Airport 67 km E 2993m alt. 3 hours ago	8°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.	16 km Low: scattered
Edwards 68 km NE 2181m alt. 2 hours ago	8°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 245).
Gunnison 68 km SSE 2352m alt. 2 hours ago	14°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 190).

* 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.