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Capitol Peak Weather Forecast

Elk Mountains · United States

Issued: 11 pm Mon 19 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 11 pm Mon 19 Oct Local Time

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3 Capitol Peak Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).
		Tuesday 20			Wednesday 21			Thursday 22			Friday 23			Saturday 24
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	light snow	snow shwrs	light snow	mod. snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)	3200		3950	4200	5750		2800	3050	2800	3100		4750	4300			2800
km/h	SSE	WSW	W	SW	SW	SW	SW	S	SSW	S	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSE
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cm	3	—	—	—	—	2	3	5	6	2	—	—	—	—	—	3
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-3	-2	-1	-1	1	-1	-1	-2	-2	-2	-3	-3	-6	-3	-2	-5
min °C	-5	-4	-1	-1	-1	-3	-3	-2	-3	-3	-4	-5	-6	-5	-3	-7
chill °C	-7	-8	-6	-5	-7	-10	-9	-8	-9	-12	-13	-14	-14	-12	-10	-13

Freezing level m	3700	3650	4250	4150	4150	4100	3800	4050	3800	3900	3650	3950	3400	3500	4100	3350

	—	7:22	—	—	7:22	—	—	7:24	—	—	7:24	—	—	7:26	—	—
	—	—	6:22	—	—	6:21	—	—	6:20	—	—	6:17	—	—	6:16	—

Capitol Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Capitol Peak is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Capitol Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Thu night, min -8°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun 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.

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	5°C	-	Wind obs. (11 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.	16 km Low: few
Carbondale 30 km NW 1889.8m alt. 3 hours ago	9°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 253).
Catherine wx 34 km N 2286m alt. 3 hours ago	6°C	Dry	Calm (2 kph at 44).
Eagle County Region Airport 55 km NNE 1991m alt. 3 hours ago	9°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.	16 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
Leadville Airport 67 km E 2993m alt. 3 hours ago	1°C	Clear	Wind obs. (9 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.	16 km
Gunnison 68 km SSE 2352m alt. 2 hours ago	4°C	Dry	Calm (0 kph at 0).
Rifle Airport 70 km WNW 1631m alt. 3 hours ago	10°C	Clear	Light winds from the E (7 kph at 100).	16 km
Gunnison Airport 72 km SSE 2352m alt. 3 hours ago	5°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 0).	16 km Low: broken
Avon 73 km NE 2468.9m alt. 3 hours ago		-	Calm (0 kph at 93).
Rifle wx 74 km WNW 1665m alt. 3 hours ago	9°C	-	Calm (0 kph at 41).

* 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.